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In Haste, Grace - Letters of a Victorian School Girl (Paperback)
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In Haste, Grace - Letters of a Victorian School Girl (Paperback)
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Grace Nebeker was spoiled No doubt about it, but she was also a
winsome bundle of contradictions. Her letters written between
1884-1887, while she was a student at Glendale Female College paint
a charming, but revealing portrait of a young woman struggling to
carve out her own unique identity. These were written at a time
when women's role in society was narrowly prescribed by the
Victorian Era. She had definite opinions about everything from
family and friends to religion and politics. She considered herself
to be a lady, yet she was capable of being a bit of a hoyden. She
had a love/hate relationship with her college. Her relationship
with Annie Davidson, her roommate, was complex and competitive.
Possibly, in terms of contemporary psychology, Grace could be
described as passive-aggressive. She, herself, wrote that she knew
"how to get around people." Her syntax, grammar and spelling were
not always correct and there were times when, according to our
contemporary thinking, she was not politically correct. One thing
is certain, once you have met her you will not forget her.
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