Heretics and Hellraisers: Women Contributors to The Masses, 1911-1917

Margaret C. Jones

Published by University of Texas Press 1993

Heretics and Hellraisers

Women Contributors to The Masses, 1911-1917

Margaret C. Jones

In the series American Studies Series

https://doi.org/10.7560/740266

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About this book

The Masses was the most dynamic and influential left-wing magazine of the early twentieth century, a touchstone for understanding radical thought and social movements in the United States during that era. As a magazine that supported feminist issues, it played a crucial role in shaping public discourse about women's concerns. Women editors, fiction writers, poets, and activists like Mary Heaton Vorse, Louise Bryant, Adriana Spadoni, Elsie Clews Parsons, Inez Haynes Gillmore, and Helen Hull contributed as significantly to the magazine as better-known male figures. In this major revisionist work, Margaret C. Jones calls for reexamination of the relevance of Masses feminism to that of the 1990s. She explores women contributors' perspectives on crucial issues: patriarchy, birth control, the labor movement, woman suffrage, pacifism, and ethnicity. The book includes numerous examples of the writings and visual art of Masses women and a series of biographical/bibliographical sketches designed to aid other researchers.

Author / Editor information

Margaret C. Jones was a member of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of the West of England.

Reviews

"This book reclaims an important aspect of the history of feminism in America because it shows how women who were active in a variety of causes kept sight of those issues that affected the majority of women. Students of women's literature, class-conscious feminism, and radical journalism in pre-WWI America will find this book and its scholarly apparatus extremely useful."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1. Women Are People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Patriarchy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
3. Labor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
4. The War and Suffrage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
5. Ethnicity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
6. Keeping the Faith? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Biographical Information about The Masses Women Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 239

eBook

Published: January 27, 2014
ISBN: 9780292780224