Title: Behind a Mask, or, A Woman's Power
First published: September 19, 2005
Description: Though best known for the lighthearted look at family life and sisterly relationships in Little Women, some of Louisa May Alcott's work touched on more socially significant themes. Behind a Mask, Or a Woman's Power is one of several works that Alcott penned under a pseudonym. Perhaps freed by the anonymity this guise granted, she delves deeply into issues of gender, family, and social class in this story that focuses on the relationship between a governess and the family she works for.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Man-woman relationships, Fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Sex role, Feminism, Women, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Man-woman relationships, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, Large type books, Short stories, Detective and mystery stories, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, American literature, Young women, fiction, Governesses, Young adult fiction, girls & women, Young adult fiction, classics, Young adult fiction, family, siblings, Femmes, Romans, nouvelles, Mœurs et coutumes, Relations entre hommes et femmes, Féminisme, Rôle selon le sexe, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, psychological