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2.0
2.5 or low 3. I didn't round up because of the Davison mistake.
This volume seems more disjointed than the previous two. Many times, French moves beyond the scope of each chapter, and sometimes the book is simply a critic on industry. Additionally, the emphasis is on America and England. The only real exception to this is the first chapter which deals with Imperialism in Africa. While the dates of voting rights for women in other countries is listed, there is no sense of those countries have a suffrage movement.
Furthermore, there are some problems with wording. While Dickinson might have felt shame at her scribbles, French implies that it was male dislike of women writers that stopped Dickinson being published during her lifetime. Emily Davison threw herself underneath the hooves of the racing horse the King owned and which was racing in the Derby; she did not, as French writes, throw herself underneath the horse the King rode to the Derby. Also Thurber may have felt horror at women; but we should also acknowledge his wonderful Red Riding Hood.
This volume seems more disjointed than the previous two. Many times, French moves beyond the scope of each chapter, and sometimes the book is simply a critic on industry. Additionally, the emphasis is on America and England. The only real exception to this is the first chapter which deals with Imperialism in Africa. While the dates of voting rights for women in other countries is listed, there is no sense of those countries have a suffrage movement.
Furthermore, there are some problems with wording. While Dickinson might have felt shame at her scribbles, French implies that it was male dislike of women writers that stopped Dickinson being published during her lifetime. Emily Davison threw herself underneath the hooves of the racing horse the King owned and which was racing in the Derby; she did not, as French writes, throw herself underneath the horse the King rode to the Derby. Also Thurber may have felt horror at women; but we should also acknowledge his wonderful Red Riding Hood.
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