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Product Description: Victoria's accession to the throne in 1837 coincided with the birth of a now notorious gender stereotype―the "Angel in the House." Comparing the position of real women―from the Queen of England to middle-class housewives―with their status as household angels, Elizabeth Langland explores a complex image of femininity in Victorian culture...read more

Product Description: Until recently, "masculinity" and its impact on literary production and reception have received scant attention in the field of literary criticism. Although critics certainly have been interested in examining gender, they have tended to be far more concerned with the "feminine" side of the equation than with the "masculine...read more

Product Description: ^IAnne BrontÎ: The Other One is the first full-length study to provide a feminist reading of the life and work of this youngest BrontÎ.In the BrontÎ mythology of three talented, intimate, and devoted sisters, Anne has played, in George Moore's words, the role of "literary Cinderella," relegated to the ashes of history for her failure to reach the standards set by her sisters...read more

Product Description: Questions of female development shape women’s studies in many fields as women seek to define those forces which mold their experiences. Surprisingly, this is the first book to study systematically and from a comparative perspective the female novel of development, or Bildungsroman...read more

Essays examine the impact of women's studies on scholarship in fields, including American history, political science, economics, literary criticism, and psychology