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Author Marshall, Carmen Rose, 1943-

Title Black professional women in recent American fiction / Carmen Rose Marshall.

Publication Info. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2004.

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 Moore Stacks  PS374.B635 M36 2004    Available  ---
Description viii, 219 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214) and index.
Contents The dearth of self-actualized Black professional women protagonists -- Consumer desire for self-empowered Black professional women protagonists -- Craft and culture : challenges to Black professional women's representation -- Production and market : social challenges -- Feminism and nationalism : conflicts in The salt eaters -- Re-thinking agency in Waiting to exhale -- Reader response : findings and applications -- Appendix A : Occupational distributions of Black and white women: 1940, 1960, and 1980 -- Appendix B : Family assets of Black and white women by employment status -- Appendix C : Respondent information and questionnaire results.
Subject American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
American fiction -- African American authors.
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women and literature.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject African American women in the professions -- Books and reading.
African American women in the professions -- Books and reading.
American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
American fiction -- Women authors.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction.
African American women -- Intellectual life.
African American women -- Intellectual life.
African American women.
African American women -- Books and reading.
African American women -- Books and reading.
African American women in the professions.
African American women in the professions.
African Americans in the professions.
African Americans in the professions.
African American women in literature.
African American women in literature.
African Americans in literature.
African Americans in literature.
Professions in literature.
Professions in literature.
ISBN 0786417129 softcover alkaline paper