Originally published in 1871, Pink and White Tyranny is, seemingly, a light, comic story about a frivolous young girl who marries for money. However, as with most of Beecher Stowe's writings, things are not what they appear on the surface. This ""society novel,"" instead, is a critique of the nineteenth-century's dominant view that women should use their femininity to gain power.
The first of Stowe's society novels, this amusing tale tells the story of a spoiled, gold-digging belle named Lillie Ellis and the upstanding but unfortunate man who is duped into...
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.
Pink and White Tyranny Harriet Beecher Stowe
This ""society novel,"" instead, is a critique of the nineteenth-century's dominant view that women should use their femininity to gain power.
Pink and White Tyranny: A Society Novel.Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author.
pink and white tyranny From Harriet Beecher Stowe
This ""society novel,"" instead, is a critique of the nineteenth-century's dominant view that women should use their femininity to gain power.
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This ""society novel,"" instead, is a critique of the nineteenth-century's dominant view that women should use their femininity to gain power.
Lillie Ellis, a professional belle, has been spoiled, petted, and flattered since the day she was born.... Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe ( June 14, 1811 - July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.