Heart Of Darkness Topic Women (help!)

[kdmhardnocs]

HEEEELP!!!
I have a research paper to do involving the topic of women. I am using examples in Heart of Darkness but need more examples. I can't find examples depicting the perception of women during the time period I am limited to. 1899-1920
Is anyone familiar with publications written in this time period that will have examples of how women were perceived or thought of?
The Heart of Darkness was the base of the class assignment but I need to show relationships in the same period>???!!!:bawling:
Thanks for any advice or help anyone can give!!
Kelsey

[Nightshade]

hello :wave: Ive moved the thread so you might get more answers.

Now Im not sure of my dates really and in fact I cant think what the heart of darkness is :blush:. But really any book with women in it gives an example doesnt it?Wodehouse and Burrroughs wrote around then didnt they? Actually whats her name Gene Stratton-porter ( no sniggering anyone ) I cant recall precisley which book it was but one of them she goes on at length about women and the differnt preceptionsof them and how one little thing can change the way they are viewed forever. Booth Tarkington and Mary Roberts rihnehart do a smiliar thing in a couple of books to. Although actually I prefer BT's ramsey for changing attitudes to war.:D

[kdmhardnocs]

Thanks so much! I'll check in to your ideas. I don't have much time left and really appreciate your help!!
I am going to try and relate these to the Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.
Kelsey

[Morrisonhotel]

Try H.G. Wells's Ann Veronica (an absolutely brilliant novel - why Mr Wells is synonymous with just sci fi I have no idea), F.M. Mayor's The Third Miss Symons (this is a quite a rare novel and you might not be able to track a copy down if you need to write your paper soon - however, would be perfect as well), Kate Chopin's The Awakening, May Sinclair's The Life and Death of Harriett Frean. Some of these novels are difficult to get a hold of but have a look in your uni. library.

Does it have to be exactly that time period? If you could stretch before that (into the mid-1890s) then you'd have several 'New Women' novels to write about - Gallia, The Odd Women, and what have you. If you can extend that time frame into the 1890s then I'd urge you to do so as you will find a huge selection of novels solely depicting female characters.

[Morrisonhotel]

I just noticed your last post and saw that you don't have much time left. If you can get a hold of a copy of The Third Miss Symons then it is a very short novel (not much over a hundred pages). If you can strech your time frame out then Gallia is also a little over a hundred pages long.