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A Christian Woman

By Emilia Pardo Bazán

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In a world of demanding studies and chaotic living, a young woman battles societal norms to forge her own path and discover her true self.

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2017-05-27
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Summary

"A Christian Woman" by Emilia Pardo Bazán is a story set in the late 1800s about a young woman who tackles studying, social life, and family pressures. The book looks at themes like learning, wanting to achieve things, and trying to figure out who you are in a world mostly run by men. The main character thinks about her tough engineering studies with a funny and annoyed attitude. She has to juggle her school work with the craziness of her boarding house, where she meets interesting people like a happy-go-lucky roommate and a mean landlord. Her funny thoughts show her unique personality as she handles the challenges of school and living in a busy place. This sets the scene for her journey to find herself and face the problems she'll face as a woman who wants to be independent in a time when that wasn't easy.

About the Author

Emilia Pardo Bazán y de la Rúa-Figueroa, Countess of Pardo Bazán was a Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor and professor. Her naturalism and descriptions of reality, as well as her feminist ideas embedded in her work, made her one of the most influential and best-known female writers of her era. Her ideas about women's rights in education also made her a prominent feminist figure.

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