Becoming the ex-wife : the unconventional life and forgotten writings of Ursula Parrott
Gordon, Marsha, 1971-2023
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Becoming the Ex-Wife tells the story of US women's changing prospects in early twentieth-century life through the lens of its once-famous but now-forgotten subject, Ursula Parrott. Parrott was a prolific and best-selling author whose books, Hollywood deals, quartet of marriages and divorces, and numerous run-ins with the law made headlines over the course of her unconventional life. Part biography, part cultural history, Becoming the Ex-Wife is a timely story about women and careers, divorce, reproductive rights, and single motherhood told through the life of a woman who was on the front line of a culture war that is still being fought today.
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Author:
Gordon, Marsha, 1971-, author
Imprint:
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023]©2023.
Collation:
ix, 300 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780520391543 (hardback)9780520391550 (ebook)
Dewey class:
810.9005B/PAR
Language:
English
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BRN:
1947525