It was the 1960s, and what she had done was unthinkable. She was taken to a home for unwed mothers, where she spent time with other miscreants wondering if they could become virgins again. She only ha
Embroidering the Scarlet A traces the evolution of the “fallen woman” from the earliest novels to recent representations in fiction and film, includingThe Scarlet Letter, The Sound and the Fury, The C
Embroidering the Scarlet A traces the evolution of the “fallen woman” from the earliest novels to recent representations in fiction and film, includingThe Scarlet Letter, The Sound and the Fury, The C
