Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1994 The solace of separation: feminist theory, autobiography, Edith Wharton, and me Susan L. Woods Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Woods, Susan L., "The os lace of separation: feminist theory, autobiography, Edith Wharton, and me" (1994). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 16093. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/16093 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The solace of separation: Feminist theory, autobiography, Edith Wharton, and me. by Susan L. Woods A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS Department: English Major: English Approved: Signatures have been redacted for privacy Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1994 i i Angie, Olivia, Lance, Jason, and Jerry-- encouragement, patience, and understanding. Kathy Hickok, Dorothy Schwieder, Connie Post, and Katharine Joslin- instruction, comments, and insights. Brenda Daly-- It would come on her all of a sudden, a sense of dizzying growth, as if she had been given a special kind of eyesight so that things looked different to her than they did to other people .... She wanted to see how everything was. Joyce Carol Oates A Garden of Earthly oelights To all those who weren't there-- Your absence made this writing possible.