The girlhood of Shakespeare's sisters: gender transgression, adolescence

Abstract

A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library Over the years the 'noble girls' from my writing groups have provided a wonderful support system, and I want to thank Elizabeth Williamson, Jane Dagenhardt, Jessica Rosenfeld, Jamie Taylor and Marissa Greenberg for reading through so many of my early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the work of Will Fisher, whose work on boyhood served as a lightning rod for my project, and to Kate Chedgzoy, whose suggestions for research helped open new avenues of exploration and enabled me to write the book I wanted to write. A number of other scholars have also offered wonderful recommendations over the years, including Contents