| | Event: | SS-03 Women writing about marriage in changing times and cultures. | | Dates: | 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 | | Time: | 10:30 to 12:00 | | Category: | Spring2025-Seminar | | Location: | Zoom Teleconference | | Presenter: | Jane Barstow, PhD, Professor Emerita, University of Hartford | The Doctor’s Wife (1967) by Ariyoshi, Sawako, set in late 18th century Japan, focuses on the complex relationship between a young-woman and her mother-in-law who compete for the attention of their beloved husband/son. So Long a Letter (1980) by Mariama Ba, set in Senegal in the 1970’s, focuses on the very different choices made by two friends following their husband’s decision to take a second wife. The Awakening (1899) by Kate Chopin, set in late 19th century Louisiana, focuses on a woman who dares to defy a controlling husband. These three novels all raise interesting questions about the options available to women within and outside of traditional marriages.
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