LEADER 03722nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910973465003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8166-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000794284 035 $a(EBL)454473 035 $a(OCoLC)424522015 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000216837 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191080 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216837 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10215684 035 $a(PQKB)10254669 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8889 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454473 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10309019 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454473 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000794284 100 $a20041222d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aOur sisters' keepers $enineteenth-century benevolence literature by American women /$fedited by Jill Bergman and Debra Bernardi 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in American literary realism and naturalism 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8173-1467-9 311 08$a0-8173-5193-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [283]-288) and index. 327 $aStories of the poorhouse / Karen Tracey -- Representing the "deserving poor" / Lori Merish -- "Dedicated to works of beneficence" / Mary Templin -- Reforming women's reform literature / Whitney A. Womack -- "The right to be let alone" / Debra Bernardi -- Women's charity vs. scientific philanthropy in Sarah Orne Jewett / Monika Elbert -- "Oh the poor women!" / Jill Bergman -- Frances Harper's poverty relief mission in the African American community / Terry D. Novak -- "To reveal the humble immigrant parents to their own children" / Sarah E. Chinn -- Character's conduct / James Salazar. 330 $a American culture has long had a conflicted relationship with assistance to the poor. Cotton Mather and John Winthrop were staunch proponents of Christian charity as fundamental to colonial American society, while transcendentalists harbored deep skepticism towards benevolence in favor of Emersonian self-reliance and Thoreau's insistence on an ascetic life. Women in the 19th century, as these essays show, approached issues of benevolence far differently than their male counterparts, consistently promoting assistance to the impoverished, in both their acts and their writings. < 410 0$aStudies in American literary realism and naturalism. 606 $aAmerican literature$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aBenevolence in literature 606 $aLiterature and society$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aWomen and literature$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aAmerican literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCharity in literature 606 $aPoverty in literature 606 $aPoor in literature 615 0$aAmerican literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aBenevolence in literature. 615 0$aLiterature and society$xHistory 615 0$aWomen and literature$xHistory 615 0$aAmerican literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCharity in literature. 615 0$aPoverty in literature. 615 0$aPoor in literature. 676 $a810.9/3556 701 $aBergman$b Jill$f1963-$01832666 701 $aBernardi$b Debra$f1954-$01832667 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973465003321 996 $aOur sisters' keepers$94407018 997 $aUNINA