Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
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In 1868, three years after the Civil War ended, she published ''The Gates Ajar'', which depicted the afterlife as a place replete with the comforts of domestic life and where families would be reunited—along with family pets—through eternity.
In her 40s, Phelps broke convention again when she married a man 17 years her junior. Later in life she urged women to burn their corsets. Her later writing focused on feminine ideals and women's financial dependence on men in marriage. She was the first woman to present a lecture series at Boston University. During her lifetime she was the author of 57 volumes of fiction, poetry and essays. In all of these works, she challenged the prevailing view that woman's place and fulfilment resided in the home. Instead, Phelps' work depicted women as succeeding in nontraditional careers as physicians, ministers, and artists.
Near the end of her life, Phelps became very active in the animal rights movement. Her novel, ''Trixy'', published in 1904, was constructed around the topic of vivisection and the effect this kind of training had on doctors. The book became a standard polemic against experimentation on animals. Provided by Wikipedia
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The gates ajar / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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The oath of allegiance : and other stories / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Though life us do part / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Loveliness : a story / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Three spiritualist novels / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Austin Phelps : a memoir / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Within the gates / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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The silent partner. by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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The man in the case / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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The supply at Saint Agatha's / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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The master of the magicians / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Doctor Zay / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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What to wear? / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Trixy / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Walled in / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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A lost hero / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Men, women, and ghosts / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Hedged in. / by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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