Samantha rastles the woman question
By: Marietta Holley ; edited with an introduction by Jane Curry.
Contributors: Curry, Jane, 1945-
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Women's rights -- Humor.; Sex role -- Humor.; Women -- Humor.; Feminism -- Humor.
Description: "A contemporary of Mark Twain, Holley was famous in her day and often compared to him. Samantha "rastles" with questions concerning history's treatment of women, the need for women's suffrage, women and the church, social status, role assumptions, and more. Of course, many of her sage observations still resonate for us."--amazon.com.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [229]-230.
Excerpts from the author's writings published between 1873 and 1914.
Includes index.