Project Gutenberg 2016-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 124 Gale, Zona 1874 1938 Breese, William Llywelyn, Mrs. Breese, William Lleywelyn, Mrs. King, W. B. A Daughter of the Morning E-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A Daughter of the Morning" by Zona Gale is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores the life of the protagonist, Cosma Wakely, a young woman grappling with her identity, family expectations, and her desire for independence. As she navigates her challenging home life and societal constraints, she seeks to discover her own path, leading her to escape to the city in search of a job and a new life. The opening of the novel introduces us to Cosma's turbulent life at home with her parents and the oppressive atmosphere of farm life. She reveals her frustrations with her mother's complaints and her father's gruff demeanor while dreaming of writing a book. Characters such as Mis' Bingy and Luke hint at the struggles women face in a patriarchal society, as Mis' Bingy endures an abusive marriage, and Luke represents societal pressure on women to marry. When events lead Cosma to help Mis' Bingy escape her abusive husband, Cosma ultimately decides to leave her family and seek a new life in the city, driven by a desire for autonomy and self-discovery. The beginning sets the stage for her transformational journey, highlighting her internal conflicts and the harsh realities facing women in her society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Women -- Social conditions -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 320602 2025-06-20T15:53:15.343979 text/html 305632 2024-10-23T00:15:23 text/html 430616 2025-06-20T15:53:21.110927 application/epub+zip 432176 2025-06-20T15:53:16.321989 application/epub+zip 153814 2025-06-20T15:53:15.823917 application/epub+zip 534144 2025-06-20T15:53:24.788932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498879 2025-06-20T15:53:20.559937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221710 2022-09-23T13:25:13.452067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284430 2023-09-22T10:05:56.409945 text/plain 264526 2024-10-23T00:15:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15963 2025-06-20T15:53:24.950877 application/rdf+xml 7860 2025-06-20T15:53:15.911949 image/jpeg 1812 2025-06-20T15:53:15.868933 image/jpeg 444042 2025-06-20T15:53:15.390000 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 en.wikipedia