Open AccessFeminist Biography: A Contradiction in Terms?
Author(s) -
Judith P. Zinsser
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the eighteenth century/the eighteenth century (lubbock, tex. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 1935-0201
pISSN - 0193-5380
DOI - 10.1353/ecy.0.0023
Subject(s) - contradiction , biography , art , literature , philosophy , history , sociology , epistemology
This essay describes the contradictions posed for biographers by the imperatives of the feminist historical enterprise: to chronicle the lives of all women, not just the exceptional; to treat all texts critically; to acknowledge personal biases. A number of feminist biographies serve as examples of possible responses to these inherent challenges.
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