Date of Award
1996
Call Number
GV191.42.M2 C8 1996
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
American New England Studies
First Advisor
Ardis Cameron
Second Advisor
Joseph Conforti
Keywords
ourdoor life-maine -history, women hunters - Maine, outdoor recreation for women-Maine
Abstract
Women's roles were in flux during the late nineteenth centuury and early twentieth century. Faced with neurasthenia and other health problems, many upper and middle class women accepted the suggestions of doctors and social reformers that they take more exercise, usually in the form of calisthenics and bicycling.The quest for genuine experience in the increasingly artificial and overpopulated cities brought many male sports to Maine's untamed woods and, by 1890, women joined them in increasing numbers.
This study explores the attraction that the Maine wilderness held for upper and middle class Victorian women.
Recommended Citation
Cumming, Nan MA, "Fin De Siecle Diana: The New Woman Discovers the Maine Woods" (1996). All Student Scholarship. 19.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/etd/19
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American Studies Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons, Women's History Commons
