Unit 1
Kate Chopin (1851–1904) .1
I. Guided Reading .2
II. Selected Reading 4
1. “Desiree’s Baby” 4
2. “The Story of an Hour” .9
III. Resource Section 12
Unit 2
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852–1930) 13
I. Guided Reading .14
II. Selected Reading 17
1. “A New England Nun” 17
2. “The Revolt of ‘Mother’” 28
III. Resource Section 42
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Unit 3
Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935) .43
I. Guided Reading .44
II. Selected Reading 47
1. “The Yellow Wall-paper” 47
2. Excerpts from Herland 61
III. Resource Section 81
Unit 4
Edith Wharton (1862–1937) 83
I. Guided Reading .84
II. Selected Reading 88
1. “The Fullness of Life” 88
2. “Mrs. Manstey’s View” 96
III. Resource Section 105
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Unit 5
Willa Cather (1873–1947) 107
I. Guided Reading .108
II. Selected Reading 112
1. My Mortal Enemy .112
2. “A Wagner Matinee” .144
III. Resource Section 151
Unit 6
Carson McCullers (1917–1967) 153
I. Guided Reading .154
II. Selected Reading 159
1. The Ballad of the Sad Café 159
2. “Wunderkind” .204
III. Resource Section 215
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Unit 7
Joyce Carol Oates (1938– ) .217
I. Guided Reading .218
II. Selected Reading 221
1. “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” .221
2. “The Cousins”235
III. Resource Section 253
Unit 8
Alice Walker (1944– ) .255
I. Guided Reading .256
II. Selected Reading 260
1. “Everyday Use” 260
2. “Roselily” .268
III. Resource Section 272