Kate Ozment (Pomona California State Polytechnic University)

The Hroswitha Club and the Impact of Women Book Collectors

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Hroswitha Club was a group of women book collectors who met from 1944Ã â â 2004 in the Eastern United States. This Element makes their history accessible, focusing on how members shared knowledge and expertise, providing a space for legitimacy and self-growth in a period where women's access to formal education and academic institutions was limited.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 75
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 127mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 118g
• ISBN-13: 9781009257206
• ISBN-10: 100925720X
• Artikelnr.: 67823161

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Hroswitha Club, Gender, and Historical Significance
1. 'Very Serious and Very Excellent': Who Were the Hroswithians?
2. 'Land of Bibliophilia': Women and Book Collecting
3. 'And We're Off': Meetings and Activities
4. 'The Abiding Love of Books': Relationships and Networks
5. 'Of Maximum Usefulness': Publications and Projects
6. 'No One Has Time': The Later Years
Coda: Book Collecting, Literary History, and Women's Labor
Appendix: Club Membership 1944¿1994.