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Labor pains : Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question / Carolyn R. Maibor.

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This book explores the importance of work and its role in defining and developing the self; the writings of Emerson, Hawthorne and Alcott demonstrate that valorizing the importance of work also validates the need for gender equality.

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Main Author: Maibor, Carolyn R., 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Literary criticism and cultural theory.
Subjects:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882 > Political and social views.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864 > Political and social views.
Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888 > Political and social views.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Feminism and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > Employment > United States > History > 19th century.
Women > Education > United States > History > 19th century.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in literature.
Occupations in literature.
Work in literature.
Labor in literature.
Alcott, Louisa May, > 1832-1888
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864
American literature.
Feminism and literature.
Political and social views.
Women > Education.
Women > Employment.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

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