How Long to Read Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers

How Long Does it Take to Read Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers by Patricia Marks

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The so-called "New Woman" -- that determined and free-wheeling figure in "rational" dress, demanding education, suffrage, and a career-was a frequent target for humorists in the popular press of the late nineteenth century. She invariably stood in contrast to the "womanly woman," a traditional figure bound to domestic concerns and a stereotype away from which many women were inexorably moving. Patricia Marks's book, based on a survey of satires and caricatures drawn from British and American periodicals of the 1880s and 1890s, places the popular view of the New Woman in the context of the age and explores the ways in which humor both reflected and shaped readers' perceptions of women's changing roles. Not all commentators of the period attacked the New Woman; even conservative satirists were more concerned with poverty, prostitution, and inadequate education than with defending so-called "femininity." Yet, as the influx of women into the economic mainstream changed social patterns, the popular press responded with humor ranging from the witty to the vituperative. Many of Marks's sources have never been reprinted and exist only in unindexed periodicals. Her book thus provides a valuable resource for those studying the rise of feminism and the influence of popular culture, as well as literary historians and critics seeking to place more formal genres within a cultural framework. Historians, sociologists, and others with an interest in Victorianism will find in it much to savor.

How long is Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers?

Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers by Patricia Marks is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers aloud.

What Reading Level is Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers?

Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers?

Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers by Patricia Marks is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Bicycles, Bangs, and Bloomers by Patricia Marks on Amazon click the button below.