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" American proverbs about women : "
Lois Kerschen.
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BL
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991153
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b745523
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Kerschen, Lois,1951-
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American proverbs about women : : a reference guide /\ Lois Kerschen.
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Westport, Conn :: Greenwood Press,, 1998.
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1 online resource (vi, 200 pages)
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0313091129
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: 9780313091124
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0313304424
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9780313304422
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index.
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Wives and Marriage; 2 A Woman's Nature; 3 A Woman's Looks; 4 Mothers and Daughters; 5 Courtship; 6 Women as Property; 7 Bad Women versus Virtuous Women; 8 A Woman's Place; 9 Talkativeness; 10 Whores and Old Maids; 11 Flightiness; 12 Sex; 13 Widows; 14 Old Women and Grandmothers; 15 The Law Under Women; 16 A Woman and Her House; 17 Miscellaneous; 18 Conclusion; Alphabetical Index of Proverbs; Bibliography; Index.
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Proverbs supposedly contain the wisdom of the common folk--eternal truths to be passed down through the ages. They are short, often humorous, expressions that teach lessons or give practical advice, and they are perhaps the best indicators of attitudes and beliefs of any form of folklore. Not only reflecting culture, proverbs also perpetuate the cultural dictates of the past, including the fears, prejudices, and misconceptions of their predominately male authors. Because they are generalizations, proverbs sometimes impede accurate observation and analysis and stifle original thought. Like many.
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Folklore-- United States.
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Proverbs, American-- History and criticism.
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Women, Folklore.
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Women, Quotations.
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Folklore.
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Proverbs, American.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Women's Studies.
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Sprichwort
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Women.
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Frau.
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Wörterbuch.
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United States.
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USA.
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305.4
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PN6426.K47 1998
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