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- Summary
- "Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was a renowned crime novelist who achieved fame and fortune during a period that historian Mo Moulton calls 'the day after the revolution.' In a time when just as many doors were closed to women as open, Sayers found professional success with her Lord Peter Wimsey novels. Yet she never could have done it without the cohort of remarkable women she met at university -- all of whom would go on to challenge societal norms and fight for equality of opportunity in their own way. In 1912, Dorothy L. Sayers and five friends founded a writing group at Somerville College, Oxford; they called themselves the 'Mutual Admiration Society.' Smart, bold, serious, and funny, these women were also sheltered and chaperoned, barred from receiving degrees despite taking classes and passing exams. But within a few short years, World War I rapidly expanded the rights and opportunities available to women, including the right to vote (1918) and access to the professions (1919). In October 1920, members of the MAS returned to Oxford to receive full degrees. Mutual Admiration Society follows these six women as they navigate the complexities of adulthood, work, intimacy, and sex in Interwar England. Bringing these women to vivid life, Moulton reveals how Dorothy L. Sayers was intimately intertwined with the members of the MAS -- and how, together, they fought their way into modernity"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 372 pages
- Contents
-
- Departures and reunions
- Subversive spinster
- The problem of marriage
- Does it please you?
- What the busman wrought
- War breaks out
- Service and identity
- The Greengate Hospital
- Running to stand still
- Bridgeheads to the future
- Arriving at Oxford
- Friendship and triumphs
- Legacies
- Mutual Admiration Society on stage and page
- University passions
- Battle fronts
- Teach or marry?
- Detection and despair
- Professional motherhood
- Sleepless nights
- Isbn
- 9781541644472
- Label
- The Mutual Admiration Society : how Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford circle remade the world for women
- Title
- The Mutual Admiration Society
- Title remainder
- how Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford circle remade the world for women
- Statement of responsibility
- Mo Moulton
- Subject
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- Feminism and literature
- Feminism and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Friendship
- Great Britain
- trueGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- History
- Mutual Admiration Society (Somerville College (University of Oxford)) -- History
- Sayers, Dorothy L., (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957
- University of Oxford
- University of Oxford -- History -- 20th century
- Women authors, English
- trueWomen authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography
- Women authors, English -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Women's rights
- Women's rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- trueWomen's rights -- History -- 20th century
- Sayers, Dorothy L., (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957 -- Friends and associates
- 1900-1999
- Biographies
- trueFemale friendship
- trueFeminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was a renowned crime novelist who achieved fame and fortune during a period that historian Mo Moulton calls 'the day after the revolution.' In a time when just as many doors were closed to women as open, Sayers found professional success with her Lord Peter Wimsey novels. Yet she never could have done it without the cohort of remarkable women she met at university -- all of whom would go on to challenge societal norms and fight for equality of opportunity in their own way. In 1912, Dorothy L. Sayers and five friends founded a writing group at Somerville College, Oxford; they called themselves the 'Mutual Admiration Society.' Smart, bold, serious, and funny, these women were also sheltered and chaperoned, barred from receiving degrees despite taking classes and passing exams. But within a few short years, World War I rapidly expanded the rights and opportunities available to women, including the right to vote (1918) and access to the professions (1919). In October 1920, members of the MAS returned to Oxford to receive full degrees. Mutual Admiration Society follows these six women as they navigate the complexities of adulthood, work, intimacy, and sex in Interwar England. Bringing these women to vivid life, Moulton reveals how Dorothy L. Sayers was intimately intertwined with the members of the MAS -- and how, together, they fought their way into modernity"--
- Award
- Anthony Award for Best Critical/Nonfiction, 2020.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 10825602
- Cataloging source
- PUL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Moulton, Mo
- Dewey number
- 823/.912
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR6037.A95
- LC item number
- Z785 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
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- Sayers, Dorothy L.
- Mutual Admiration Society (Somerville College (University of Oxford))
- University of Oxford
- Sayers, Dorothy L.
- University of Oxford
- Women authors, English
- Feminism and literature
- Women's rights
- Feminism and literature
- Friendship
- Women authors, English
- Women's rights
- Great Britain
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- how Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford circle remade the world for women
- Label
- The Mutual Admiration Society : how Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford circle remade the world for women, Mo Moulton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-356) and index
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- Contents
-
- Departures and reunions
- Subversive spinster
- The problem of marriage
- Does it please you?
- What the busman wrought
- War breaks out
- Service and identity
- The Greengate Hospital
- Running to stand still
- Bridgeheads to the future
- Arriving at Oxford
- Friendship and triumphs
- Legacies
- Mutual Admiration Society on stage and page
- University passions
- Battle fronts
- Teach or marry?
- Detection and despair
- Professional motherhood
- Sleepless nights
- Control code
- on1089482656
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541644472
- Lccn
- 2019011711
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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-
- n
- Other control number
- 40029573289
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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- (OCoLC)1089482656
- Label
- The Mutual Admiration Society : how Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford circle remade the world for women, Mo Moulton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-356) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Departures and reunions
- Subversive spinster
- The problem of marriage
- Does it please you?
- What the busman wrought
- War breaks out
- Service and identity
- The Greengate Hospital
- Running to stand still
- Bridgeheads to the future
- Arriving at Oxford
- Friendship and triumphs
- Legacies
- Mutual Admiration Society on stage and page
- University passions
- Battle fronts
- Teach or marry?
- Detection and despair
- Professional motherhood
- Sleepless nights
- Control code
- on1089482656
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 372 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541644472
- Lccn
- 2019011711
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40029573289
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1089482656
Subject
- Feminism and literature
- Feminism and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Friendship
- Great Britain
- trueGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- History
- Mutual Admiration Society (Somerville College (University of Oxford)) -- History
- Sayers, Dorothy L., (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957
- University of Oxford
- University of Oxford -- History -- 20th century
- Women authors, English
- trueWomen authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography
- Women authors, English -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Women's rights
- Women's rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- trueWomen's rights -- History -- 20th century
- Sayers, Dorothy L., (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957 -- Friends and associates
- 1900-1999
- Biographies
- trueFemale friendship
- trueFeminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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