How Long to Read Southern Beauty

How Long Does it Take to Read Southern Beauty?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 31 minutes to read Southern Beauty by Elizabeth Bronwyn Boyd

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

Description

Southern Beauty explains a curiosity: why a feminine ideal rooted in the nineteenth century continues to enjoy currency well into the twenty-first. Elizabeth Bronwyn Boyd examines how the continuation of certain gender rituals in the American South has served to perpetuate racism, sexism, and classism. In a trio of popular gender rituals—sorority rush, beauty pageants, and the Confederate Pageant of the Natchez (Mississippi) Pilgrimage—young white southern women have readily ditched contemporary modes of dress and comportment for performances of purity, gentility, and deference. Clearly, the...

How long is Southern Beauty?

Southern Beauty by Elizabeth Bronwyn Boyd is 211 pages long, and a total of 52,961 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Southern Beauty Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 49 minutes to read Southern Beauty aloud.

What Reading Level is Southern Beauty?

Southern Beauty 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 Southern Beauty?

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