Old wives' tales, and other women's stories - Modleski, Tania, 1949-; Modleski, Tania (New York : New York University Press, 1998)
Breaking silence, or, An old wives' tale : sexual harassment and the legitimation crisis -- Axe the piano player -- My life as a romance reader -- My life as a romance writer -- The white Negress and the heavy-duty dyke -- Doing justice to the subjects : the work of Anna Deavere Smith -- Do we get to lose this time? : revising the Vietnam War film -- A woman's gotta do-- what a man's gotta do? : cross-dressing in the Western -- Something else besides a mother : reflections of a feminist on the death of her mother.
Portions of some chapters have been previously published in slightly different form.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-224) and indexes.
Keywords: Modleski, Tania; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc; Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Feminism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Feminist criticism -- United States