num_pages: 354
description: "Offers illuminating examples of her subjects 'in the process of being in a particular world' . . . a tantalizing clamor of voices."-- New York Times Book Review  "Offers an overview of Englishwomen's private diaries written between 1599 and 1939 . . . represent[s] a rich resource for women's thoughts and feelings on such issues as women's rights, marriage, motherhood, female psychology, and daughterhood . . . impressive."-- Belles Lettres  "Great fun, both for the diary passages themselves and Blodgett's interpretative discussions, which are intelligent and quietly witty."-- Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature  "These diaries were produced by lively, thoughtful writers who did not feel they lived the lives of brainwashed slaves."-- Times Literary Supplement  "Start reading it and you can't stop. It's like peeping at all the posh folk through the net curtains."-- Daily Mail (UK)  "Richly researched, lucidly argued, written with wit and verve, Blodgett's ground-breaking analysis of Englishwomen's private diaries will be indispensable to feminist critics and other women's studies scholars."--Sandra M. Gilbert, Princeton University  "These secret journals are full of treasures, full of women's hearts and minds."-- San Jose Mercury News  "Well-written . . . a useful contribution to the 'lost history of women.'"-- Choice
language: English
title: Centuries of Female Days: Englishwomen's Private Diaries
titlecomplete: Centuries of Female Days: Englishwomen's Private Diaries
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Rutgers University Press