Unit Ⅰ Rebecca Harding Davis（1831-1910） 1
Ⅰ．Brief Introduction to the Author 1
Ⅱ．Selected Reading 4
1．The Wife's Story 4
2．Life in the Iron Mills 37
Unit Ⅱ Kate Chopin（1851-1904） 76
Ⅰ．Brief Introduction to the Author 76
Ⅱ．Selected Reading 79
1．The Story of an Hour 79
2．A Respectable Woman 83
3．Desiree's Baby 88
Unit Ⅲ Mary E. Wilkins Freeman（1852-1930） 95
Ⅰ．Brief Introduction to the Author 95
Ⅱ．Selected Reading 98
1．A New England Nun 98
2．The Revolt of“Mother” 112
Unit Ⅳ Charlotte Perkins Gilman（1860-1935） 130
Ⅰ．Brief Introduction to the Author 130
Ⅱ．Selected Reading 132
1．The Giant Wistaria 132
2．The Yellow Wall-Paper 142
Unit Ⅴ Edith Wharton（1862-1937） 161
Ⅰ．Brief Introduction to the Author 161
Ⅱ．Selected Reading 165
1．Mrs．Manstey's View 165
2．The Verdict 177
Unit Ⅵ Willa Cather（1873-1947） 189
Ⅰ．Brief Introduction to the Author 189
Ⅱ．Selected Reading 193
1．Tommy,the Unsentimental 193
2．Flavia and Her Artists 202
Unit Ⅶ Joyce Carol Oates（1938-） 231
Ⅰ．Brief Introduction to the Author 231
Ⅱ．Selected Reading 239
1．Where Are You Going，Where Have You Been？ 239
2．How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Correction and Begin My Life Over Again 258
UnitⅧ Alice Walker（1944-） 276
Ⅰ．Brief Introduction to the Author 276
Ⅱ．Selected Reading 279
1．Roselily 279
2．Everyday Use 284