Themes in the lives of successful contemporary u.s. women creative writers

Roeper Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-70

  Piirto, Jane ^a  

^a ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85032069117     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783199809553933     Document Type: Article

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