The Genius of Democracy: Fictions of Gender and Citizenship in the United States, 186-1945

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The Genius of Democracy This page intentionally left blank THE GENIUS OF DEMOCRACY Fictions of Gender and Citizenship in the United States, 1860–1945 VICTORIA OLWELL university of pennsylvania press philadelphia Copyright © 2011 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Olwell, Victoria. The genius of democracy : fictions of gender and citizenship in the United States, 1860–1945 / Victoria Olwell. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4324-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. American fiction—19th century—History and criticism. 2. American fiction—20th century—History and criticism. 3. American fiction—Women authors—History and criticism. 4. Women in public life—United States—History. 5. Women and democracy—United States—History. 6. Genius. 7. Genius in literature. 8. Women in literature. I. Title. PS374.W6O46 2011 813’.4093522—dc22 2011002074 For John This page intentionally left blank ...