"Six Modern Women: Psychological Sketches" by Laura Marholm is a collection of insightful glimpses into the lives of six prominent women during the late 1800s. The collection examines their internal battles and the challenges they faced in a time when societal norms clashed with their intellectual and personal ambitions. Figures such as Sonia Kovalevsky, Marie Bashkirtseff, and Eleonora Duse are presented, revealing a common thread of emotional turbulence beneath their public achievements. Marholm starts by noting that these women's outward accomplishments often masked inner dissatisfaction, a result of the era's limitations on women. The examination of Sonia Kovalevsky demonstrates this point, illustrating her deep sense of isolation despite her success in intellectual pursuits. Through these narratives, the book mixes admiration and sympathy for these strong women as they try to live authentically in a world that frequently thwarts their true identities.
Six modern women: Psychological sketches
By Laura Marholm
Discover the hidden emotional struggles of six extraordinary women who defied societal expectations while battling for inner peace and self-realization.
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About the AuthorLaura Katharina Marholm (1854–1928) was a Baltic-German writer of literary criticism, biographies about women, and novels. The main characters in her novels were women who felt fulfilled in marriage. Marholm was a New Woman feminist that wrote about feminist issues. Due to some of her beliefs, some other feminists did not consider Marholm to be among them. She believed that literature could be used to help gender relations. Some of Marholm's works were part of "feminist literary criticism" known as gynocriticism, 70 years before the term was coined, with much of that work being focused on Nordic women authors.
Laura Katharina Marholm (1854–1928) was a Baltic-German writer of literary criticism, biographies about women, and novels. The main characters in her novels were women who felt fulfilled in marriage. Marholm was a New Woman feminist that wrote about feminist issues. Due to some of her beliefs, some other feminists did not consider Marholm to be among them. She believed that literature could be used to help gender relations. Some of Marholm's works were part of "feminist literary criticism" known as gynocriticism, 70 years before the term was coined, with much of that work being focused on Nordic women authors.
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