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Winifred Black/Annie Laurie and the making of modern nonfiction / Katherine H. Adams and Michael L. Keene.
Van Pelt Library PN4874.B6233 A33 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, Katherine H., 1954- author.
- Keene, Michael L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bonfils, Winifred Black, 1869-1936--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bonfils, Winifred Black.
- Bonfils, Winifred Black, 1869-1936.
- Journalism--United States--History.
- Journalism.
- American literature--Women authors.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- United States.
- History.
- American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Reportage literature.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 208 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Winifred Black Annie Laurie
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
- Summary:
- " Contemporary praise for Black named her "the world's most famous feature writer" and "one of the world's most successful reporters," while her critics affixed the pejorative labels "stunt girl" and "sob sister." This study covers her influential career and gives the first serious attention to her journalism and nonfiction"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The War Hero/The War Criminal: Winifred Black's Father 9
- 2 Ada Sweet-Role Model 13
- 3 The Power of Black's Personal History in Building a Journalism Career 20
- 4 Initiating a Career in Nonaction: What a "Stunt Girl" Could Do 29
- 5 Building a Reputation Among Newspaper Kings 39
- 6 Black's View of the Writing World That She Entered 50
- 7 A Complex Persona 65
- 8 An Array of Nonaction Techniques 73
- 9 Black's Subject Matter: The Changing Definition of "Normal" 92
- 10 Gender Distinctions 99
- 11 Prejudice Against the Other: Concerning Race, Sexual Preference and the Women Who Aren't Like Us 107
- 12 Independence and Dependence/Parents and Children 117
- 13 Working Women 121
- 14 The Power of Beauty 132
- 15 Dating, Domestic Violence and Marriage 144
- 16 Feminism and Suffrage: Women as Citizens 162.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476662961
- 1476662967
- OCLC:
- 910334404
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