Makes an excellent case for Parrott as an unjustly forgotten historical figure.?he New Yorker "Remind[s] us of the brazenly talented women sidelined by convention."?ew York Times The riveting biography of Ursula Parrott?est-selling author, Hollywood screenwriter, and voice for the modern woman. Credited with popularizing the label "ex-wife" in 1929, Ursula Parrott wrote provocatively about divorc?s, career women, single mothers, work-life balance, and a host of new challenges facing modern women. Her best sellers, Hollywood film deals, marriages and divorces, and run-ins with the law made her a household name. Part biography, part cultural history, Becoming the Ex-Wife establishes Parrott's rightful place in twentieth-century American culture, uncovering her neglected work and keen insights into American women's lives during a period of immense social change. Although she was frequently dismissed as a "woman's writer," reading Parrott's writing today makes it clear that she was a trenchant philosopher of modernity?er work was prescient, anticipating issues not widely raised until decades after her decline into obscurity. With elegant wit and a deft command of the archive, Marsha Gordon tells a timely story about the life of a woman on the front lines of a culture war that is still raging today.
| Author: Marsha Gordon |
| Publisher: Univ of California Press |
| Publication Date: Aug 06, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: 314 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0520409639 |
| ISBN-13: 9780520409637 |
