In 1895, a then-known writer and journalist published an article in the
Lady’s Pictorialin which she claimed that “most women of to-day prefer to disburse for their own expenses, experiencing at once a thrillingly new sensation, and asserting by this simple means the economic independence of the sex” (Dixon,
Lady’s Pictorial969). The writer was Ella Hepworth Dixon, and, by the time this article appeared in the June 1895 issue, Dixon had already published two successful novels, in which she expressed multiple perspectives on gender and the patriarchal structure. Such debates were pertinent to the New Woman’s arrival onto late Victorian political, social and literary scene, with Dixon then placed amongst the ranks of the New Woman writers along with contemporaries like Sarah…
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Citation: Zarif, Mariam. "Ella Hepworth Dixon". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 19 October 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12964, accessed 05 October 2024.]