The poor relation / Women journalists Conflict of generations Self-actualization (Psychology) in women
Bavin, Susanna,
The poor relation / Susanna Bavin. - Large print edition. - 486 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Manchester, 1908. Attractive, intelligent Mary Maitland is furious to learn that her pompous boss will never promote her, simply because she is a woman. Despite financial support from her family, Mary is determined to strike out on her own and earn a living. She finds work at a women's employment agency, where her talent for writing is noticed and she begins publishing articles for newspapers and magazines. But in the face of strong opinions from her well-to-do family on the role of a woman, is it possible to be a dutiful daughter at the same time as spreading her wings?
9780750547628 0750547626
Women journalists--Fiction.
Conflict of generations--Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women--Fiction.
Manchester (England)--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Large type books.
The poor relation / Susanna Bavin. - Large print edition. - 486 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Manchester, 1908. Attractive, intelligent Mary Maitland is furious to learn that her pompous boss will never promote her, simply because she is a woman. Despite financial support from her family, Mary is determined to strike out on her own and earn a living. She finds work at a women's employment agency, where her talent for writing is noticed and she begins publishing articles for newspapers and magazines. But in the face of strong opinions from her well-to-do family on the role of a woman, is it possible to be a dutiful daughter at the same time as spreading her wings?
9780750547628 0750547626
Women journalists--Fiction.
Conflict of generations--Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women--Fiction.
Manchester (England)--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Large type books.