When Alice James, the youngest sister of the famous Henry the novelist, and William the psychologist, started journaling, she was 40 years old. ... According to James' her "reader" is male and in the James family, being "male" meant having intelligence, wit, morals and an individual identity, qualities which James' father continually expressed that women lacked. Henry James was the eccentric patriarch of the family who believed the purpose of women was to raise families, do housework, and provide overall comfort to men. ... " Jean Strouse, in her biography of...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate