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Gordon, Marsha, 1971-
Subjects
Parrott, Ursula, 1899-1957.
Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Women novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Gordon, Marsha, 1971-
Parrott, Ursula, 1899-1957.
Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Women novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
MARC Display
Becoming the ex-wife : the unconventional life and forgotten writings of
Ursula
Parrott
/ Marsha Gordon.
by
Gordon, Marsha, 1971-
University of California Press, 2023.
Call #:
921 G664g
Subjects
Parrott
,
Ursula
,
1899-1957
.
Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Women novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780520391543 (hc)
Description:
ix, 300
p
. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Credited with popularizing the label 'ex-wife' in 1929,
Ursula
Parrott
wrote provocatively about divorcées, career women, single mothers, work-life balance, and a host of new challenges facing modern women. Her best sellers, Hollywood film deals, marriages and divorces, and run-ins with the law made her a household name. Part biography, part cultural history, Becoming the Ex-Wife establishes
Parrott
's rightful place in twentieth-century American culture, uncovering her neglected work and keen insights into American women's lives during a period of immense social change. Although she was frequently dismissed as a 'woman's writer,' reading
Parrott
's writing today makes it clear that she was a trenchant philosopher of modernity -- her work was prescient, anticipating issues not widely raised until decades after her decline into obscurity. With elegant wit and a deft command of the archive, Marsha Gordon tells a timely story about the life of a woman on the front lines of a culture war that is still raging today."--Publisher.
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