9. “A Cleared Path”

Chapters in this book

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