American Literature / Unit 9 AML 0822 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Fanny Fern and the Newspaper Column
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The idea
Fanny Fern, the pen name of Sara Willis Parton, wrote short, sharp newspaper columns in the eighteen fifties on marriage, money and the position of wives, with titles such as "Hints to Young Wives" and "Sober Husbands". She was among the highest-paid columnists of her day.
In practice
Short columns, in a woman's voice.
Where people slip
The humour carries the complaint.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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