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20th Century American History and Literature

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 78.03.09

Unit Guide

Women Writing: 1890-Present

Lou Bohman and Marilyn Lipton

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1. Elaine Showalter, A Literature of Their Own , (New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1977), p. 36.

2. Lucy P. Simpson, Tabs , (New York, Summer, 1977), p. 6.

3. Consciousness Raising Guidelines , Women’s Action Alliance, (1973), p. 32.

4. Joan Gouliano, By A Woman Writt , (Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1973), p. xviii.

5. Showalter, p. 16.

6. John Stuart Mill, “The Subjection of Women,” The Feminist Papers , Alice Rossi, ea., (New York: Bantam Books, 1974), p. 196.

7. Showalter, pp. 12-13.

8. Nancy Cott, intro. to Root of Bitterness , (New York: E. P. Button, 1972), pp. 3-4.

9. Showalter, pp. 14-22.

10. Virginia Woolf, “Women and Fiction,” Collected Essays , (London: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1967), p. 147.

11. Showalter, pp. 28-36.

12. Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own , (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1957), p. 110.

*See Virginia Woolf’s The Pargiters , (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977).
Note: We have drawn heavily from Elaine Showalter’s work not only for this lecture, but also for the actual framework of the course.

I. Following the consciousness-raising strategies and the introductory lecture, students will do panel discussions. The panel topics are selected to focus attention on the historical context of the literature the students will be reading.

Suggested topics for panel discussions: Victorian England, The Suffrage Movement in America, The Suffrage Movement in Britain (based on Shoulder to Shoulder by Midge Mackenzie), Selected chapters from Literary Women , Moers; A Literature of Their Own , Showalter; Women and Madness , Chesler; The Female Imagination , Spacks.

II. Film strips: Images of Women in Literature from the Bible to 20th century literature

III. Journals. Students will be asked to respond to various pro- and anti-feminist statements.

IV. Compositions. Topics will be assigned during the reading of the novels, short stories, and poetry.

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1.	Elaine Showalter, A Literature of Their Own , (New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1977), p. 36.
2.	Lucy P. Simpson, Tabs , (New York, Summer, 1977), p. 6.
3.	Consciousness Raising Guidelines , Women’s Action Alliance, (1973), p. 32.
4.	Joan Gouliano, By A Woman Writt , (Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1973), p. xviii.
5.	Showalter, p. 16.
6.	John Stuart Mill, “The Subjection of Women,” The Feminist Papers , Alice Rossi, ea., (New York: Bantam Books, 1974), p. 196.
7.	Showalter, pp. 12-13.
8.	Nancy Cott, intro. to Root of Bitterness , (New York: E. P. Button, 1972), pp. 3-4.
9.	Showalter, pp. 14-22.
10.	Virginia Woolf, “Women and Fiction,” Collected Essays , (London: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1967), p. 147.
11.	Showalter, pp. 28-36.
12.	Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own , (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1957), p. 110.

I.	Following the consciousness-raising strategies and the introductory lecture, students will do panel discussions. The panel topics are selected to focus attention on the historical context of the literature the students will be reading.
	Suggested topics for panel discussions: Victorian England, The Suffrage Movement in America, The Suffrage Movement in Britain (based on Shoulder to Shoulder by Midge Mackenzie), Selected chapters from Literary Women , Moers; A Literature of Their Own , Showalter; Women and Madness , Chesler; The Female Imagination , Spacks.
II.	Film strips: Images of Women in Literature from the Bible to 20th century literature
III.	Journals. Students will be asked to respond to various pro- and anti-feminist statements.
IV.	Compositions. Topics will be assigned during the reading of the novels, short stories, and poetry.