Winnifred Harper Cooley
Encyclopedia
Winnifred Harper Cooley was a U.S. author and lecturer. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana
, she was the daughter of Ida Husted Harper
. In her 1904 publication, The New Womanhood, she advocated the feminist ideal of the New Woman
. She also wrote I Knew Them When ...! published in 1940.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
, she was the daughter of Ida Husted Harper
Ida Husted Harper
Ida Husted Harper was a prominent figure in the United States women's suffrage movement. She was an American author and journalist who wrote primarily to document the movement and show support of its ideals....
. In her 1904 publication, The New Womanhood, she advocated the feminist ideal of the New Woman
New Woman
The New Woman was a feminist ideal that emerged in the late 19th century. The New Woman pushed the limits set by male-dominated society, especially as modeled in the plays of Norwegian Henrik Ibsen . "The New Woman sprang fully armed from Ibsen's brain," according to a joke by Max Beerbohm...
. She also wrote I Knew Them When ...! published in 1940.
External links
- Online text of The New Womanhood
- The New Womanhood Online text at Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...