This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Lacking Hawthorne’s ambivalence toward public women, Southworth created a character who unapologetically represents the independence and entrepreneurial spirit extolled in the emerging industrial capitalism of the mid-nineteenth century. Reader BEWARE-this is NOT your typical Rare Collector book Strewn with mystery and suspense that never lets up, The Hidden Hand will keep you on the edge. All of her apparent transgressions ultimately result in the greater harmony of the community. Contrary to the tenets of separate-spheres ideology, which predicted grave consequences to families and the nation should women enter the public sphere, Capitola’s egoism and public adventures curb the excesses of the strong and promote the interests of the weak. Pursuing her own self-interest, Capitola, like Smith’s invisible hand, becomes an agent of positive social change. But the birthmark also suggests an affinity for Adam Smith’s theory of the market’s “invisible hand,” a tendency for individuals pursuing their own self-interest to collectively maximize the community’s well-being. Southworth Narrated by LibriVox Community 4. Audiobook 16 hours The Hidden Hand Show full title Written by E.D.E.N.

Capitola’s birthmark, a red “hidden hand” on the inside of her palm, identifies her as her mother’s daughter and the heiress of a large fortune. Southworth - Audiobook Scribd Documents Enjoy millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more, with a free trial Only 11.99/month after trial. Both carry signs, inscribed on their bodies, setting them apart from other women and suggesting a range of interpretive possibilities. Both Hester and Capitola Black, the protagonist of Southworth’s novel The Hidden Hand or, Capitola the Madcap (1859), are cut off from family connections and forced to support themselves. Southworth responded to the tropes of the antislavery campaign by imagining a heroine who defied conventional standards of feminine conduct by circulating in the free market.

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