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?

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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.