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010      2021013092 
020    9781728242880|q(Trade Paperback) 
020    |z9781728242897|q(ePub) 
020    |z9781728242903|q(PDF) 
020    1728242886 
035    (OCoLC)1198015971 
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050 00 LA2317.B42|bB42 2021 
082 00 371.10092|aB|223 
100 1  Beasley, Gertrude,|d1892-1955,|eauthor. 
245 10 My first thirty years :|ba memoir /|cGertrude Beasley ; 
       foreword by Nina Bennett, with Marie Bennett. 
246 3  My 1st 30 years 
264  1 Naperville, Illinois :|bSourcebooks,|c[2021] 
264  4 |c©2021 
300    xxiii, 320 pages ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "Originally published in Paris in 1925, My First Thirty 
       Years is a brutally honest memoir by Gertrude Beasley, who
       grew up in poverty in rural Texas and suffered unthinkable
       emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of her family. The
       themes in this book are still relevant to readers today, 
       telling the story of a woman who grew up in brutal 
       circumstances, but who ultimately found a way out. 
       Beasley's memoir is one of the most raw coming-of-age 
       historical biographies of women ever written that was 
       suppressed and essentially lost to history-until now"-- 
       Provided by publisher. 
500    "Originally published in 1925 in France by Contact 
       Editions. This edition issued based on the paperback 
       edition published in 1989 in the United States by The Book
       Club of Texas"--Copyright page. 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
520    Edna "Gertrude" Beasley's original memoir was published in
       Paris in 1925, but ultimately suppressed and lost to 
       history - until now. In 1927, Beasley - a self-proclaimed 
       socialist and staunch feminist who fought for women's 
       rights - disappeared. Her fate remained a mystery until 
       researchers began digging into her story. This book 
       reveals the story of a woman who grew up in abject poverty
       in rural Texas during the early 1900s, where she battled 
       ongoing internal wars with herself concerning her family, 
       faith, sexual reckoning, and quest for education at a time
       when women were not supposed to discuss those things. 
600 10 Beasley, Gertrude,|d1892-1955. 
650  0 Women teachers|zTexas|vBiography. 
650  0 Women journalists|zTexas|vBiography. 
650  0 Poor white people|zSouthern States|xSocial conditions. 
650  0 Victims of family violence. 
650  0 Feminists|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Modernism (Literature) 
650  7 Feminists.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00922831 
650  7 Modernism (Literature)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01024455 
650  7 Victims of family violence.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01166326 
650  7 Women journalists.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01178072 
650  7 Women teachers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01178592 
651  7 Southern States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01244550 
651  7 Texas.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01210336 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 Biographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919896 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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