Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index.
Contents
Why try a writing career? : the ambiguous cultural context for women writers of the mid-nineteenth century -- Gentlemen and ladies : ideals and economics in the literary marketplace -- The place of gender in business : the career of E.D.E.N. Southworth -- The impact of domestic feminism : Harriet Beecher Stowe's mature career -- The battle for a fair marketplace : Mary Abigail Dodge versus James T. Fields -- "Very serious literary labor" : the career of Helen Hunt Jackson -- The demise of feminine strength : the career of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (Ward) -- A final word : literary professionalism and women.
