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Author Beasley, Gertrude, 1892-1955, author.

Title My first thirty years : a memoir / Gertrude Beasley ; foreword by Nina Bennett, with Marie Bennett.

Publication Info. Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2021]
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 Manchester, Main Library - Basement Materials  B BEASLEY, GERTRUDE    Check Shelf
Description xxiii, 320 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Note "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.
"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.
Summary 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.
Subject Beasley, Gertrude, 1892-1955.
Women teachers -- Texas -- Biography.
Women journalists -- Texas -- Biography.
Poor white people -- Southern States -- Social conditions.
Victims of family violence.
Feminists -- United States -- History.
Modernism (Literature)
Feminists. (OCoLC)fst00922831
Modernism (Literature) (OCoLC)fst01024455
Victims of family violence. (OCoLC)fst01166326
Women journalists. (OCoLC)fst01178072
Women teachers. (OCoLC)fst01178592
Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
Texas. (OCoLC)fst01210336
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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