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The Silent Partner a Novel, and the Tenth of January, a Short Story
The Silent Partner a Novel and the Tenth of January a Short Story Author:Elizabeth Stuart Phelps THE SILENT PARTNER (1871) and The Tenth of January (1868) were among the earliest realistic portrayals of industrial life and social injustice in the United States. The novel focuses on Sip, a mill worker, and Miss Kelso, the silent partner in the mill after her fathers death. The lives of these two women intersec... more »t as worker and owner. In the end, they both reject marriage proposals in favor of new vocations underscoring Phelpss vision that, regardless of class, women can be united around their right to work.« less