Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott
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Marsha Gordon (Author)
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"Makes an excellent case for Parrott as an unjustly forgotten historical figure."-The New Yorker
"Remind[s] us of the brazenly talented women sidelined by convention."-New York Times
The riveting biography of Ursula Parrott-best-selling author, Hollywood screenwriter, and voice for the modern woman.
Credited with popularizing the label "ex-wife" in 1929, Ursula Parrott wrote provocatively about divorcees, career women, single mothers, work-life balance, and a host of new challenges facing modern women. Her best sellers, Hollywood film deals, marriages and divorces, and run-ins with the law made her a household name. Part biography, part cultural history, Becoming the Ex-Wife establishes Parrott's rightful place in twentieth-century American culture, uncovering her neglected work and keen insights into American women's lives during a period of immense social change.
Although she was frequently dismissed as a "woman's writer," reading Parrott's writing today makes it clear that she was a trenchant philosopher of modernity-her work was prescient, anticipating issues not widely raised until decades after her decline into obscurity. With elegant wit and a deft command of the archive, Marsha Gordon tells a timely story about the life of a woman on the front lines of a culture war that is still raging today. 43 b-w illustrations
About the Author
Marsha Gordon is Professor of Film Studies at North Carolina State University, a former Fellow at the National Humanities Center, and the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar award. She is the author of numerous books and articles and codirector of several short documentaries.
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- Contributor: Marsha Gordon
- Imprint: University of California Press
- ISBN13: 9780520391543
- Number of Pages: 312
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x30mm
- Packaged Weight: 635
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Release Date: 2023-05-23
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Marsha Gordon is Professor of Film Studies at North Carolina State University, a former Fellow at the National Humanities Center, and the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar award. She is the author of numerous books and articles and codirector of several short documentaries.
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