Reviews for The feminization of American culture

The average rating for The feminization of American culture based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-07-31 00:00:00 Anthony German The premise here was immediately interesting to me: The partnership between the clergy and women created a "sentimental society" during the Victorian period in America. Unfortunately the book turned into more of a Who's Who in the clergy world than I cared to read. Things picked up primarily towards the end during the chapters about Margaret Sanger and (I can't believe I'm about to say this) Herman Melville. It's hard to really nail down what this book is about - feminism? theology? literary criticism? It somehow manages to be all of the above and more. Douglas is incredibly researched and knowledgeable, and I would love to pick her brain in either an academic setting or just over a few drinks. Having just read Middlemarch and Tenant of Wildfell Hall I was interested in her thoughts on the clergy/temperance writing - or at least it put some things in perspective now, even though I don't recall there being any actual reference in this book to either Eliot or Bronte ('cause, duh, it's about Victorian America). Some shout-outs included Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, Fanny Fern, Catherine Sedgewick, Ralph Waldo Emerson, etc. I learned more than I expected to learn, so there's something to be said about that. It wasn't quite what I expected, so I have to dock it a star rating for that reason.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-02-24 00:00:00 Nicholas Lombard Jr Stupendous.