Synopses & Reviews
Originally published in 1871, Pink and White Tyranny is, seemingly, a light, comic story about a frivolous young girl who marries for money. However, as with most of Beecher Stowe's writings, things are not what they appear on the surface. This ""society novel,"" instead, is a critique of the nineteenth-century's dominant view that women should use their femininity to gain power. Reflective of Stowe's progressive moral and domestic views, the novel is a refreshing work of social satire that showcases Stowe's comic abilities as well as her progressive views.
Synopsis
Pink and White Tyranny was originally published in 1871. One of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "society novels," it is, on the surface, a delightful light comic story about a young girl, without a thought in her head, who marries for money. More importantly, however, Mrs. Stowe's Pink and White Tyranny advances a new nineteenth century point-of-view that attacks the notion that women should exploit their feminine identity and gain power through it.
Synopsis
Reflective of Stowe's progressive moral and domestic views, this 1871 novel is a refreshing work of social satire that showcases Stowe's comic abilities as well as her progressive views.
About the Author
Harriet Beecher, born in Litchfield, CT in 1811, married Lane Theological Seminary professor and ardent critic of slavery Calvin Stowe in 1836. The Stowes supported the Underground Railroad, housing several runaway slaves in their home. Author of numerous fiction and non-fiction works, she is best known for ""Uncle Tom's Cabin,"" published in 1852.