Against Solidarity: AS A WRITER, WITH A WRITER'S CHRONIC NEED FOR DETACHMENT, I HAVE AVOIDED THE IDEOLOGY OF GENDER.

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  • Author(s): GORDON, EMILY FOX
  • Source:
    American Scholar. Autumn2017, Vol. 86 Issue 4, p61-75. 15p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      FEMINISM; GENDER; WOMEN authors; CAREER development; MARRIAGE; BOARDING schools
    • Abstract:
      The article presents the author's views on her avoidance of the ideology of gender due to her need to detach as a writer. Topics include her resistance to the feminist movement, life as a young woman in a boarding school, her marriage, career as a writer, and her fear and suspicion of other women. Also discussed are gender expectations and the challenges she faced as a woman.