Project Gutenberg 2013-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 373 Kirkland, Winifred Margaretta 1872 1943 Priceman, James The Joys of Being a Woman, and Other Papers Foreword: the ego in the essay -- The joys of being a woman -- A man in the house -- Old-clothes sensations -- Luggage and the lady -- Detached thoughts on boarding -- The lady alone at night -- In sickness and in health -- An educational fantasy -- My clothes -- The tendency to testify -- Letters and letter-writers -- The tyranny of talent -- The woman who writes -- Picnic pictures -- The farm feminine -- A little girl and her grandmother -- The wayfaring woman -- The road that talked -- My mother's gardeners -- My little town -- Genus Clericum -- Some difficulties in doing without eternity. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Joys of Being a Woman, and Other Papers" by Winifred Margaretta Kirkland is a collection of personal essays written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of femininity, societal roles, and the complexities of being a woman in a male-dominated world. The essays emphasize the unique joys and challenges women face, often through humor and personal anecdotes, making it a reflective feminist discourse. At the start of the collection, Kirkland presents a foreword discussing the art of the essay and its ability to express personal experiences and inner thoughts. She positions the essay as a form of genuine expression, contrasting it with the constraints of poetry. The opening essay, "The Joys of Being a Woman," uses a mix of historical allegory and personal reflection to argue that women, far from envying men's roles, find pleasure and strength in their femininity, revealing an underlying sense of superiority and independence. Kirkland's humorous and insightful narrative invites readers to consider the bonds and perceptions that shape women's experiences, setting the tone for the essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42691/42691-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Women American essays -- 20th century PS Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 392985 2025-08-17T09:04:46.661850 text/html 372898 2024-10-23T15:41:42 text/html 390383 2025-08-17T09:04:51.370834 application/epub+zip 393451 2025-08-17T09:04:47.389845 application/epub+zip 202709 2025-08-17T09:04:47.019811 application/epub+zip 511057 2025-08-17T09:04:54.843325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479554 2025-08-17T09:04:50.997841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286703 2022-09-19T13:34:11.873562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369263 2025-08-17T09:04:46.319823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369023 2013-05-11T14:00:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17231 2025-08-17T09:04:54.995270 application/rdf+xml 11051 2025-08-17T09:04:47.093832 image/jpeg 1781 2025-08-17T09:04:47.056801 image/jpeg 380673 2025-08-17T09:04:46.700832 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog