Representing the Working Class in Early U.S. Feminist Media: The Case of Hester Vaughn.

In 1868 U.S. woman's rights activists championed the cause of a working woman convicted of infanticide. Representations of Hester Vaughn in feminist media texts illustrate the activists' ideological binds. The figure of Vaughn appeared both as a poor immigrant girl who inspired philanthropy and also...

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Publicado en:	Women's Studies in Communication Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 1 - 27
Autor principal:	Ray, Angela G.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Organization for Research on Women & Communication Spring2003
Materias:	Working class Feminists Women's rights Women employees Infanticide Vaughn, Hester Social classes
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