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Trainwreck: the women we love to hate, mock, and fear ... and why
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Published:
Brooklyn : Melville House, [2016].
Physical Desc:
xx, 297 pages ; 22 cm
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305.40973 D754 2016
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"From Mary Wollstonecraft--who, for decades after her death, was more famous for her illegitimate child and suicide attempts than for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman--to Charlotte Brontë, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Plath, and even Hillary Clinton, [this book] dissects a centuries-old phenomenon and asks what it means now, in a time when we have unprecedented access to celebrities and civilians alike, and when women are pushing harder than ever against the boundaries of what it means to 'behave'"--Amazon.com.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-287) and index.
Description
"From Mary Wollstonecraft--who, for decades after her death, was more famous for her illegitimate child and suicide attempts than for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman--to Charlotte Brontë, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Plath, and even Hillary Clinton, [this book] dissects a centuries-old phenomenon and asks what it means now, in a time when we have unprecedented access to celebrities and civilians alike, and when women are pushing harder than ever against the boundaries of what it means to 'behave'"--Amazon.com.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Doyle, J. E. S. (2016). Trainwreck: the women we love to hate, mock, and fear ... and why. Brooklyn, Melville House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Doyle, Jude Ellison S.. 2016. Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear ... and Why. Brooklyn, Melville House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Doyle, Jude Ellison S., Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear ... and Why. Brooklyn, Melville House, 2016.

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Doyle, Jude Ellison S.. Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear ... and Why. Brooklyn, Melville House, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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