English 310
Literature and Culture IV: Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers

HANDOUTS:

Syllabus
19th Century Attitudes about Women
Emily Dickinson Poems
Higginson/Linscott on Dickinson
Interpretive Paper Assignment
Creative Project Assignment

FANNY FERN READINGS:
Review of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fern Readings 1:"Advice to Ladies," "The Weaker Vessel"
Fern Readings 2:"A Chapter on Literary Women"
Fern Readings 3:"American Ladies"
Fern Readings 4: "An Old Maid's Decision,"Whom Does It Concern"
Fern Readings 5: "Apollo Hyacinth"

LINKS:

Godey's Lady's Book:
http://www.uvm.edu:80/~hag/godey/godeytitle.html
http://www.history.rochester.edu/godeys/

"Voices from 19th Century America."  Website containing original versions of 19th century American texts, including Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio, with illustrations:
http://www.merrycoz.org/adults.htm

19th Century Girls' Series Books:
http://www.readseries.com/

"Making of America": an online library of primary materials from nineteenth century America:http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/

19th Century Scientific American:
http://www.history.rochester.edu/Scientific_American/

19th Century American Women Writers' Web (under construction):
http://www.unl.edu/legacy/19cwww/home.htm

"Voices from the Gaps:North American Women Writers of Color"
http://voices.cla.umn.edu/index.html

Women in Western America:
http://www.wowmuseum.org/
http://scholar.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/pages/women.html

19th Century African American Women Writers and History:
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/toc.html

Asian American Writers and History
http://www.academicinfo.net/westnewasians.html

Latino/Latina Writers and History
http://www.oah.org/pubs/magazine/latinos/korrol.html
http://clnet.ucr.edu/index.html

Native American Writers and History
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/INCORP/Native22/native%20index.html
http://www.americanwest.com/pages/indians.htm

General American Women's History:
http://women.eb.com/
http://web.uccs.edu/~history/index/women.html

19th Century America Timeline
http://www.merrycoz.org/timeline.htm

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