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Diva Julia : the public romance and private agony of Julia Ward Howe / Valarie H. Ziegler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ziegler, Valarie H., 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910.
- Howe, Julia Ward.
- Women and literature--United States--History--19th century.
- Women and literature.
- United States.
- History.
- Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Feminists--United States--Biography.
- Feminists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Harrisburg, Pa. : Trinity Press International, [2003]
- Summary:
- The author tells the remarkable story of Julia's life, the creative theological notions of gender she explored, and the complicated ways in which her family attempted to sanitize her public image.
- Contents:
- Childhood Days: Life with Father 16
- Diva Julia: Life after Father 23
- The Love Boat 31
- My Voice Is Frozen to Silence 38
- A Debt We Owe to Nature 40
- So Fierce an Opponent 48
- The Happy Home 54
- Quite a Little Romance 62
- Roman Holiday 71
- An Irreparable Loss 76
- Passion-Flowers 78
- I Spoke in Fables 85
- The Children 92
- War Work 98
- The Beautiful Boy 100
- The Same Old Song and Dance 103
- Opposition 107
- Giving Peace a Chance 113
- The Final Curtain 118
- Rambling Rossa 127
- Like Mother, Like Daughter? 132
- A Death in the Family 136
- The Ideal Wife and Mother 148
- Poet, Seer, and Woman Too 153
- In Memoriam 156
- Strike Home! 163.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1563384183
- OCLC:
- 52121361
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