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Bachelor Girl : 100 Years of Breaking the Rules--a Social History of Living Single
Bachelor Girl 100 Years of Breaking the Rulesa Social History of Living Single
Author: Betsy Israel
Women's Studies
Journalist Betsy Israel paints remarkably vivid portraits of single women -- and how they have been perceived -- throughout the decades using primary sources, including private journals, newspapers, and other materials from popular media. From the nineteenth-century spinsters of New England to the Bowery girls...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380797783
ISBN-10: 038079778X
Publication Date: 10/1/2003
Pages: 320
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3.5 stars, based on 22 ratings
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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Great non-fiction if you want to learn about how single women are and have been portrayed and perceived.
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good interesting book
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Fascinating accounts of single womens' experiences, and nice that it included different classes of women.
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