a literary history of Irish American women writers
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Ebest, Sally Barr
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- VS 54 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- schrijvers, Iers, Amerikaans, feminisme, rooms-katholicisme, politiek, historisch, 20e eeuw
- Description
- 'The Banshees' traces the feminist contributions of a wide range of Irish American women writers, from Mother Jones, Kate Chopin, and Margaret Mitchell to contemporary authors such as Gillian Flynn, Jennifer Egan, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. Each chapter details the progress and setbacks of Irish American women during that period by examining key themes in their novels and memoirs contextualized within a discussion of contemporary feminism, catholicism, Irish American history, American politics, and society. The Banshees examines these writers' roles in protecting women's sovereignty, rights, and reputations.