The Carter Girls, by Nell Speed (Emma Speed Sampson) is a 4-book series published by Hurst & Co. from 1917 to 1924, reprinted by A. L. Burt. The feminist themes of the stories are fascinating, woven around the the girls' (Douglas, Helen, Nan, and Lucy) struggle to support themselves and the family after their father has a nervous collapse. In this, they have an ongoing battle with their mother, a lady with a decidedly unfeminist point of view. Commenting on Douglas' acceptance at Bryn Mawr, Mrs. Carter says, "... I'm glad to say she has given up all idea of that foolishness. I am very anxious for her to make her debut." Douglas, of course, has 'given up that foolishness' only because of the family's financial constraints.

Jeffrey Tucker, (who pays a visit to the Carters with his daughters, The Tucker Twins in book #2) describes Mrs. Carter as "silly... although charming and even lovable." The tone expressed is decidedly pro-feminist throughout, while understanding the difficulties faced by women (especially Southern women) raised to regard frailty as an asset. [Modern psychologists could have a real field day with Mrs. Tucker's binge shopping, as she refuses to face the extinction of her way of life.] In the last two volumes of the series, published in 1921 and 1924, the author also examines feelings about the war, with Douglas finally changing her pro-war stance to quite the opposite.

The Carter Girls (1917)
The Carter Girls' Weekend Camp (1918)
The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbor (1921)
The Carter Girls of Carter House (1924)

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