Centuries Of Female Days - Harriet Blodgett

"Offers illuminating examples of her subjects 'in the process of being in a particular world' . . . a tantalizing clamor of voices."--New York Times Book Review

"Offers an overview of Englishwomen's private diaries written between 1599 and 1939 . . . represent[s] a rich resource for women's thoughts and feelings on such issues as women's rights, marriage, motherhood, female psychology, and daughterhood . . . impressive."--Belles Lettres

"Great fun, both for the diary passages themselves and Blodgett's interpretative discussions, which are intelligent and quietly witty."--Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature

"These diaries were produced by lively, thoughtful writers who did not feel they lived the lives of brainwashed slaves."--Times Literary Supplement

"Start reading it and you can't stop. It's like peeping at all the posh folk through the net curtains."--Daily Mail (UK)

"Richly researched, lucidly argued, written with wit and verve, Blodgett's ground-breaking analysis of Englishwomen's private diaries will be indispensable to feminist critics and other women's studies scholars."--Sandra M. Gilbert, Princeton University

"These secret journals are full of treasures, full of women's hearts and minds."--San Jose Mercury News

"Well-written . . . a useful contribution to the 'lost history of women.'"--Choice