Somewhat of a struggle to get through this one, but I did finish it a couple of days ago. Turns out it was the fourth book based on this case that I have read: three novels, and this non-fiction study of the investigation.
The three novels were: The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott, Avery's Knot by Mary Cable, and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Reading multiple books on this topic/case was totally unintentional. Women moving into the work force of the industrial revolution has always interested me, as have the changing religious leanings in Colonial America. This book spoke to the burgeoning freedoms of women in both the factories of New England and in the tent-revival religiosity of Methodism moving away from the Puritan ways of worshiping. It also spoke to the bias and discrimination they had to deal with.
FYI, I am still plugging away at Moby Dick. Finally in the final quarter of the book.
I will have to look this one up. I just finished "It Ends With Us", and what a poorly written book and implausible storyline. Next up is "Stiff" which is pretty good. Kudos to you for reading Moby Dick! How do you like it so far?
ReplyDeleteSo sorry for late response, Gina, I don't know how I missed your comment!
DeleteStiff has been in my book wish list for ages. I think I heard the author interviewed, and it sounded interesting.
I haven't finished Moby Dick yet. I couldn't make headway when it was all I was reading, so I've started reading 2 or 3 chapters a day in the morning, and then read other books the rest of the day. Melville is very big on lengthy and detailed descriptions. I'm about 90% through it now, and what I read this morning was pretty interesting.