Project Gutenberg 2021-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 131 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain 25027730 Women Al Haines, Cindy Beyer & the online Project Gutenberg team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net "Women" by Booth Tarkington is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and dynamics of women in a suburban setting, with a focus on the intricacies of their relationships, particularly as wives and mothers. The opening chapters introduce us to a group of women engaged in conversation, centering around the perceptions and roles women hold in their lives, their husbands, and the societal expectations that shape them. At the start of the novel, Mrs. Dodge leads a discussion at the Woman’s Saturday Club, questioning the necessity of central themes in literature that focus on women's lives. She argues that women's experiences are often filled with fragmented episodes rather than grand narratives. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of interpersonal dynamics, as the story unfolds through the lenses of Mrs. Dodge, Mrs. Cromwell, and Mrs. Battle, as they navigate their relationships with their husbands, the expectations of society, and their own identities. The narrative intricately depicts their thoughts and actions concerning marriage, fidelity, and societal pressures, suggesting a critique of how women's identities are often intertwined with the men in their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Married people -- Fiction Women -- Fiction Suburban life -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 575650 2025-06-26T04:20:18.560831 text/html 555226 2024-10-18T13:25:26 text/html 388648 2025-06-26T04:20:25.263825 application/epub+zip 400277 2025-06-26T04:20:19.740825 application/epub+zip 267123 2025-06-26T04:20:19.166817 application/epub+zip 514198 2025-06-26T04:20:29.662786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471283 2025-06-26T04:20:24.726814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388809 2022-09-29T10:51:10.245563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506673 2025-06-26T04:20:17.610817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486941 2024-10-18T13:25:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17069 2025-06-26T04:20:29.792764 application/rdf+xml 28840 2025-06-26T04:20:19.249806 image/jpeg 4417 2025-06-26T04:20:19.208826 image/jpeg 377225 2025-06-26T04:20:18.614815 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