Women in Literature

Women in literature, writing, editing, publishing, illustrating, women poets, novelists and more!

Women in literature, writing, editing, publishing, illustrating, women poets, novelists and more!

The Shift In Cultural Weather | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 3

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Dr. Stern goes into the South’s reaction to the Witherspoon Murder, and how people in the South were cautious regarding the threat of slave rebellions. She then analyzes Mary Chesnut’s use of the...
The Feuds | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 6

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In this segment on Mary Chesnut’s diary, Dr. Stern discusses the feuds between Joe Johnston and Jefferson Davis, along with one between Mary Chesnut and Lucy Pickens. Dr. Stern finishes this segment...
Gwen Bristow | History of SC Slide Collection
Gwen Bristow | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 21

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Gwen Bristow (1903-1980) was a widely-read South Carolina novelist who published historical works drawn from her southern heritage and travel. Born the daughter of a Baptist minister in Marion, she...