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1. “Beginnings”

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Cynthia Davis

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Introduction xi
Acknowledgments xxiii
New England
1. “Beginnings” 3
2. “I’m Not Domestic and Don’t Want to Be” 36
3. “I Am Not the Combining Sort” 57
4. “A Life with No Beyond!” 76
California
5. “Begin New” 111
6. “The Duty Farthest” 138
At Large
7. “A Woman-at-Large” 175
8. “Living and Loving” 201
New York
9. “A Cleared Path” 241
10. “Readjustment” 265
11. “The Forerunner” 286
12. “Begin Again” 319
Norwich
13. “A Returned Exile” 353
Pasadena
14. “The Stepping Off Place” 379
Abbreviations 405
Notes 409
Select Bibliography 493
Index 515

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804774192-004

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Introduction xi
Acknowledgments xxiii
New England
1. “Beginnings” 3
2. “I’m Not Domestic and Don’t Want to Be” 36
3. “I Am Not the Combining Sort” 57
4. “A Life with No Beyond!” 76
California
5. “Begin New” 111
6. “The Duty Farthest” 138
At Large
7. “A Woman-at-Large” 175
8. “Living and Loving” 201
New York
9. “A Cleared Path” 241
10. “Readjustment” 265
11. “The Forerunner” 286
12. “Begin Again” 319
Norwich
13. “A Returned Exile” 353
Pasadena
14. “The Stepping Off Place” 379
Abbreviations 405
Notes 409
Select Bibliography 493
Index 515

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