"The Tinder-Box" by Maria Thompson Daviess is a story set in early 20th-century Tennessee and centers on Evelina Shelby, a young architecture graduate who comes home facing big questions about her future. Encouraged by her friend Jane, Evelina wrestles with love, social expectations, and her own desire for independence. As she navigates relationships with Richard Hall and Polk Hayes, she also feels a responsibility to guide other young women, leading her on a journey to find her place in a world where she's determined to balance tradition with her personal dreams.
The Tinder-Box
By Maria Thompson Daviess
A determined young woman returns home and, as she is torn between romance and independence, must choose her own path.
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2005-02-01
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About the AuthorMaria Thompson Daviess was an American artist and feminist author. She is best known for her popular novels written in the early 20th century, with a "Pollyanna" outlook, as well as several short stories, among them, “Miss Selina Sue and the Soap-Box Babies," "Sue Saunders of Saunders Ridge" and "Some Juniors.". Daviess was affiliated with the Equal Suffrage League in Kentucky, being the co-founder and vice-president of the chapter in Nashville and an organizer of the chapter in Madison.
Maria Thompson Daviess was an American artist and feminist author. She is best known for her popular novels written in the early 20th century, with a "Pollyanna" outlook, as well as several short stories, among them, “Miss Selina Sue and the Soap-Box Babies," "Sue Saunders of Saunders Ridge" and "Some Juniors.". Daviess was affiliated with the Equal Suffrage League in Kentucky, being the co-founder and vice-president of the chapter in Nashville and an organizer of the chapter in Madison.
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