Dr. Carrie Wadman received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Wadman specializes in late Victorian literature, Gender Studies and Theory of the Novel.
2015 1-4955-0297-X A fresh point of inquiry on the ‘spinster figure’ that offers a compelling reconsideration of gender, literature and culture in late nineteenth century England. This interdisciplinary approach to sources, including novels, popular press articles, book reviews, medical and psychological texts, as well as travel narratives reveals the ubiquitous nature of the ‘spinster figure’, which was invoked in creative, critical, political and medical debates of the late nineteenth century.