02818nam 2200637Ia 450 991080873140332120240514063603.01-280-59644-997866136262710-253-00187-0(CKB)2550000000103656(EBL)816839(OCoLC)794663268(SSID)ssj0000665288(PQKBManifestationID)11402139(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000665288(PQKBWorkID)10633578(PQKB)11142437(MiAaPQ)EBC816839(MdBmJHUP)muse18206(Au-PeEL)EBL816839(CaPaEBR)ebr10565306(CaONFJC)MIL362627(EXLCZ)99255000000010365620111017d2012 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrYearning for the new age Laura Holloway-Langford and late Victorian spirituality /Diane SassonBloomington Indiana University Pressc20121 online resource (369 p.)Religion in North AmericaDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-00177-3 Includes bibliographical references (p.321-338) and index.Sex, suffrage, and religious seekers -- "A clairvoyant of the first water" -- "Better come" -- "The bomb-shell from the Dugpa world" -- Fantasizing the occult -- "Our golden word: try" -- The lady Mrs. X -- Disseminating new ideas -- Music of the spheres -- "Dear friend and sister" -- Who tells the tale? -- Epilogue: seeking Laura.This biography of an unconventional woman in late 19th-century America is a study of a search for individual autonomy and spiritual growth. Laura Holloway-Langford, a ""rebel girl"" from Tennessee, moved to New York City, where she supported her family as a journalist. She soon became famous as the author of Ladies of the White House, which secured her financial independence. Promoted to associate editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, she gave readings and lectures and became involved in progressive women's causes, the temperance movement, and theosophy-even traveling to Europe to meet MadameReligion in North America.Religious biographyUnited StatesSpiritual biographyUnited StatesUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesHistoryReligious biographySpiritual biography204.092BSasson Diane1946-1666293MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808731403321Yearning for the new age4025480UNINA