tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341487078163560044.post3722965425995217421..comments2023-10-22T01:44:59.801-07:00Comments on Debra Brenegan: Emily Dickinson & Fanny Fern: Soul Sisters?Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461118873891208168noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341487078163560044.post-86822607493645788092011-09-26T09:37:28.663-07:002011-09-26T09:37:28.663-07:00Yes, I think they were two of many who likely felt...Yes, I think they were two of many who likely felt this way.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461118873891208168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341487078163560044.post-26681349882338898052011-09-25T10:22:56.364-07:002011-09-25T10:22:56.364-07:00Their views certainly seem similar. Words in the p...Their views certainly seem similar. Words in the poem like "safer" and "pain" stand out to me, and I would imagine many women feeling similarly given their "place" in society.Jan Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694438714158677355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341487078163560044.post-37550199465880928172011-09-24T11:21:03.287-07:002011-09-24T11:21:03.287-07:00She WAS! She was like the "Oprah" of th...She WAS! She was like the "Oprah" of the 19th century with hundreds of thousands of fans in the US and Europe. She was the most popular, highest-paid writer of her era, which is why it's so weird that nobody has heard of her these days!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461118873891208168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341487078163560044.post-20696939666598601302011-09-22T10:27:39.090-07:002011-09-22T10:27:39.090-07:00The content is definitely comparable. But might th...The content is definitely comparable. But might that not have been a universal, growing watch-cry of literate women recognizing the restraints of their "correct place"? I'm curious whether you, the Fanny expert, think there was likely direct influence?<br /><br />I'm very interested in and surprised by your sentence,"Frankly, being alive and breathing in the 1850s and 60s meant you were probably familiar with Fanny Fern’s writing." I wouldn't have guessed that she was so famous!Anne E. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330642610716333970noreply@blogger.com