Ardessa is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Century in May 1918. [1]
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An uppity woman, Ardessa, walks into the offices of "The Outcry", a weekly magazine. Later, she tells off Becky for her shoddy jobs, although it could be said she is bullying her. Miss Kalski gives her tickets for a show and Ardessa only lets her off because Mr Henderson will agree. Ardessa then goes on holiday and gets Miss Milligan to do her job whilst she is away. However, Marcus finds out Becky could be doing a better job and gets her to do it instead. When Ardessa is back, she is told to move to the business department, where she is humbled by Miss Kalski and Mr Henderson.
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The story was written by Cather solely to earn money while she was writing My Ántonia . [2] It was informed by her own journalistic experience at McClure's and her subsequent 'caustic' stance towards muckrakers. [3] It was also influenced by her work for the Home Monthly and the Pittsburgh Leader . [4]
My Ántonia is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather, considered one of her best works. It is the final book of her "prairie trilogy" of novels, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.
McClure's or McClure's Magazine (1893–1929) was an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century. The magazine is credited with having started the tradition of muckraking journalism, and helped direct the moral compass of the day.
Home Monthly was a monthly women's magazine published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the late 19th century.
Critics have added that she might have identified with either Becky [5] or Kalski. [6] The story has been construed as an attack on the American standardization that Cather hated. [7]
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On the Divide is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Overland Monthly in January 1896.
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