“She Was the Mad Woman”: Misdiagnosed Madness in Harriet Prescott Spofford’s “Her Story”
Harriet Prescott Spofford’s female protagonists are complex women who often aim to appear as good mothers and wives, sometimes at the cost of denying their sexuality and creativity as they tend to their families and become burdened with responsibilities. The persistent myth that women found fulfillm...
Main Author: | Sirpa Salenius |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Association for American Studies
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Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/15277 |
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