Adam's Rib

mnsss255 Ruth Herschberger Papers, 1861-2005 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Ruth Herschberger Papers, 1861-2005 Finding Aid MS 280 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Herschberger, Ruth, 1917- Ruth Herschberger Papers1861-2005 MS 280 49 boxes (59.25 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Poet; Playwright; Author. Manuscript of Adam's Rib (including revisions; and Norwegian and Swedish editions); and The Old Sex and the New; published books, articles and poetry; unpublished writings. Major themes in the collection include literature, sexuality, and the women's movement. Biographical Note

Born in Philipse Manor, NY, 1917; grew up in Chicago; attended University of Chicago, 1935-38; Black Mountain College, North Carolina, 1938-39; studied theatre and poetry at U. Michigan, 1941; and playwrighting at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research, New York City, 1942-43. Wrote and produced plays for stage and radio; published book of feminist essays, Adam's Rib, under pseudonym Josephine Lang Staff, in England, 1948; published 2 books of poetry and contributed to anthologies; has received several awards for poetry. Participated in women's liberation movement of the 1970s; lived at Yaddo, Taos and Ossabau Writers' Colonies; resided for many years in Westbeth artists' residence, Greenwich Village.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Manuscript of Adam's Rib (including revisions; and Norwegian and Swedish editions); and The Old Sex and the New; published books, articles and poetry; unpublished writings. Major themes in the collection include literature, sexuality, and the women's movement.

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Ruth Herschberger Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

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Search Terms Herschberger, Ruth, 1917- Dramatists, American--20th century--Biography--Sources Women authors, American--20th century--Biography--Sources Women poets, American--20th century--Biography--Sources Feminism--United States--History--20th century--Sources