“Slender firm strokes of the pen”: The Unspoken Words of Women Writers in Edith Wharton’s Fiction

Date

2012-10-01

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Oakland University

Abstract

Throughout Edith Wharton’s writing, many of her female protagonists are avid readers and letter writers. Edith Wharton herself emerged as a “woman novelist” during a time when society dictated that a woman’s role was confined to the home. Wharton and others challenged the status quo as agents of change and power.

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Keywords

Women, Writing, Wharton, Edith 1862-1937

Citation

Frazier, Elizabeth. "“Slender firm strokes of the pen”: The Unspoken Words of Women Writers in Edith Wharton’s Fiction" Oakland Journal 23 (2012). 77-85