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ENGL 265-03, The New Woman in American Literature, Fall 2008
Petty, Leslie
Petty, Leslie
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The term “New Woman” has been around since the 1860’s, and it became a popular catchphrase
towards the latter half of the nineteenth century in both America and England. Most of those who
used and read it understood it to suggest the unprecedented behavior of middle and upper class
women who were increasingly college-educated, gainfully employed and who defied other
traditional expectations of feminine propriety. In this class, however, we’ll work towards
understanding the term in an even broader way, examining the way society defined (and often
resisted) the “new” roles of women in all tiers of society. It will also be important for us to
remember that, while this time period was an era of great liberation for some women, “new”
roles were not always better ones.
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This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.