Patrons and protegees : gender, friendship, and writing in nineteenth-century America / edited by Shirley Marchalonis. - New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 1988. - xviii, 243 p. ; 24 cm. - The Douglass series on women's lives and the meaning of gender . - 810/.9/9287 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

0813512700 : $28.00


American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Women and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Authors and patrons--History--United States--19th century.
American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Friendship--History--United States--19th century.
Sex role--History--United States--19th century.
Authors, American--Biography.--19th century
Women authors, American--Relations with men.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)

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