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The extra woman : how Marjorie Hillis led a generation of women to live alone and like it Cover Image Book Book

The extra woman : how Marjorie Hillis led a generation of women to live alone and like it / Joanna Scutts.

Scutts, Joanna, (author.).

Summary:

Presents a cultural history of independent single women between the 1920s and the 1950s through the reclaimed life of glamorous guru Marjorie Hillis.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781631492730 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 163149273X (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 335 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-316) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Solitary splendor -- "Something to get your teeth into" -- (Not) a question of money -- Setting for a solo act -- Work ends at nightfall -- Mad about New York -- Rosie and Mrs. Roulston -- Starting all over -- Epilogue.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Roulston, Marjorie Hillis.
Roulston, Marjorie Hillis. Live alone and like it.
Women authors > Biography.
Single women > United States > History.
Living alone > United States > History.
Feminism > United States > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 305.420973 S437e 2017 (Text) 33126021875749 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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