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It is time now to think, time to become conscious and to delve into a sample of Newbery winners. Four Newbery books were chosen for this study in an effort to compare the earlier winners, when sexism was not such a popular issue, with two current winners to discern whether a change had taken place, if indeed a change was necessary. The two older books are Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs, the 1934 winner, and Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright, the 1939 winner. The 1930's was chosen because it was a decade in which every Newbery book was written by a woman, causing criticism about the Newbery for being too "feminized." No such pattern of a predominant sex has since arisen. The two current books are Betsy Byars' 1971 winner, Summer of the Swans, and the 1973 book, Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George.

Year of Submission

1974

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Library Science

First Advisor

Leah Hiland

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Date Original

7-1974

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