Jewish American Women's Autobiography: Mary Antin to Golda Meir

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dc.contributor.advisorWalden, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorZuniga, Carina
dc.contributor.departmentEnglish.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-11T18:50:20Z
dc.date.available2016-08-11T18:50:20Z
dc.date.copyright2016
dc.date.issued2016-08-11
dc.description.abstractThroughout the twentieth century, the United States experienced vast changes such as large-scale immigration, world wars, and civil rights movements. The effects of these changes on minorities, women, and especially individuals to which both descriptors apply have often gone unnoticed. Many Jewish American women, who fit this description, turned to autobiography to record their experiences. Using a literary approach, this work addresses three Jewish American women writers and the plights and feats in their autobiographies. Mary Antin, an immigrant and pioneer for this canon, confronts difficulties such as intolerance and assimilation. Gertrude Stein, a prominent modernist avant-gardist, addresses the inescapable impact war can have on an individual. Golda Meir, former Israeli prime minister and activist, challenges a woman’s role and the political status quo. For a canon noted for its diversity, each woman records remarkably similar struggles across decades of change.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9792
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectGender studies.en_US
dc.subjectJewish studies.en_US
dc.subjectAmerican Jews.en_US
dc.subjectJewish women writers.en_US
dc.subjectAutobiography.en_US
dc.subjectLiterature.en_US
dc.titleJewish American Women's Autobiography: Mary Antin to Golda Meiren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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