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Paperback The Silent Partner: Including the Tenth of January Book

ISBN: 0935312080

ISBN13: 9780935312089

The Silent Partner: Including the Tenth of January

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After her father suddenly passes away, Perley Kelso is left partial ownership of a mill. However, since it was socially unacceptable for a woman to own property or have a company, Perley is kept as a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

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I love this book! I used it in a course called Lost Women Writers. It filled a niche that is desperately needed in 19th c American Literature. It addresses how women of the late 19th century joined cross class lines to try to alleviate the problems of industrialism. While it is not a radical book by today’s standards,in the sense that, they do not think about unions and are highly religious, they are on track to what will someday become the labor movement. I should also say that John Steinbeck must have read this book carefully because he decided to pick out a very important passage towards the end of the book to include in his book grapes of wrath. I challenge you to find that “. He never gave her any acknowledgment for that.
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