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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Martin, Judith E. |
| Title, Analytic | Aus dem schwaebischen Pfarrhaus nach Amerika: Reiseschilderungen (1860): Louise Weil’s America as Experience and Fiction |
| Journal Title | The Sophie Journal |
| Date of Publication | 2015 |
| Volume ID | 3 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 1-21 |
| URL | |
| Abstract | "In her autobiographical travelogue, Louise Weil recounts her experiences of living, teaching, and traveling in the United States for nearly five years, beginning in 1854. Responding to the flood of German immigration to America in 1852-54, Weil’s in-depth account of her unique experiences with American race relations and religious utopianism distinguishes her writing from the German literary clichés of racism and commercialism. Rather than merely observing as a visitor, Weil participated as a professional educator in two intentional communities that permitted her intensive encounters with distinctive features of nineteenth-century American life: specifically the abolitionist movement in Cincinnati, and the intentional community 'Economy' in Pennsylvania." |
| Call Number | Digital file (PDF) |
| MKI Terms | United States -- Description and travel/ Emigration and immigration (Germany-US)/ National characteristics, American -- Public opinion, German/ Slavery/ Women |