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Gender, Professions and Discourse

Early Twentieth-Century Women's Autobiography

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  • © 2009

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  1. Christine Etherington-Wright
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Part One

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-16

    3. Headmistresses

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      Pages 17-36

    4. Women Doctors

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      Pages 37-53

    5. Nurses and VADs

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      Pages 54-69

    6. Artists and Practitioners

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      Pages 70-85

    7. Women Writers

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      Pages 86-103

  3. Part Two

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. The Frontispiece Image in Autobiography

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      Pages 107-129

    3. Prefaces, Prologues, Forewords and Introductions

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      Pages 130-142

    4. Silences

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      Pages 143-161

    5. Self and Identity

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      Pages 162-180

    6. Memory and Accuracy

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      Pages 181-197

    7. Conclusion

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      Pages 198-206

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 207-241
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About this book

Analyzing ninety professional women's autobiographies from 1900-1920, the first part of this book concentrates on the endeavours of groups such as headmistresses, doctors, nurses, artists and writers to record their own lives, while the second part examines frontispiece photos, prefatory marginalia and the role of silences in autobiography.

About the author

Christine Etherington-Wright is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and Course Leader of the BA (Hons) Film Studies programme at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Over the years she has taught a range of different courses on gender issues, British Cinema, film theory and literary adaptations.

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