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Empire State Of Being: Modern Women And The Literary Streets Of New York City, Kristen A. Greiner
Empire State Of Being: Modern Women And The Literary Streets Of New York City, Kristen A. Greiner
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
This project is an analysis of the portrayal of modern women in the 1920s American literature written by ethnic female authors. It focuses on the stories of women in New York City, honing in on those from the neighborhoods of the Lower East Side and Harlem. These ethnic female authors offer incredibly different interpretations of the early twentieth century woman when compared to their male counterparts, as they present them as more authoritative and strong characters, while displaying how the influence of space in New York City affects the identity of the characters on the page. Using the texts, Salome …