Menke, Ginny - A Literature of Our Own by Lee MacDonald (nom de plume), May 22, 2002
Paper description
The author writes about women and women writers, including Hildegard the medieval mystic, Margaret Wade, Elaine Showalter (writes about women writers), Mary Jo Bang (poet and local instructor turned professor at Washington University St. Louis), etc. She includes the story of her Scottish ancestry and the history of names for herself. As a newly coined writer, she explains her choice of Lee MacDonald as her nom de plume.
Dates
- Creation: May 22, 2002
Creator
- From the Collection: Winnetka Fortnightly (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Winnetka Fortnightly records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III). Meeting minutes and members' biographies are restricted; consult Curator of Modern Manuscripts for information.
Repository Details
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