Title American gold digger : marriage, money, and the law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith / Brian Donovan.

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Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]

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Description	1 online resource.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Gender and American culture
	Gender & American culture.
Summary	"The stereotype of the 'gold digger' has a fascinating trajectory in twentieth century America, from tales of greedy chorus girls to tabloid coverage about Anna Nicole Smith and her octogenarian tycoon husband, from vaudeville jokes to contemporary hip hop lyrics. While stories of conniving women who manipulate men for money have been around for centuries, the use of the specific term only dates back to the 1910s, when it was first published in a book by suffragette Virginia Brooks. Here, Brian Donovan traces the development of the "gold digger" to reveal the porous relationship between law and culture, using the concept to assess the power of stereotypes that create and reinforce social inequality"-- Provided by publisher
Contents	Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The American Gold Digger -- 1. The Alimony Panic -- 2. The Crusade against Heart Balm -- 3. Gold Diggers and Midcentury Domesticity -- 4. Gold Diggers of the Sexual Revolution -- 5. Material Girls -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Fortune hunters -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Fortune hunters.
	United States.
	History.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Man-woman relationships -- Economic aspects -- United States.
	Man-woman relationships -- Economic aspects.
	Man-woman relationships.
	Marriage law -- Economic aspects -- United States.
	Marriage law.
	Marriage law -- Social aspects -- United States.
	Social aspects.
	Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
	Women.
	Social conditions.
	Culture and law -- United States.
	Culture and law.
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Subject	Marriage law.
	Women.
	Womyn.
Other Form:	Print version: 146966027X 9781469660271 (OCoLC)1147887639
ISBN	9781469660301 (electronic book)
	146966030X (electronic book)
	146966027X
	9781469660271
	1469660288
	9781469660288

Title American gold digger : marriage, money, and the law from the Ziegfeld Follies to Anna Nicole Smith / Brian Donovan.

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