{"product_id":"queen-of-bohemia-predicts-own-death-gilded-age-journalist-zoe-anderson-norris-hardback-9781531511678","title":"Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death; Gilded-Age Journalist Zoe Anderson Norris (Hardback) 9781531511678","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQueen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGilded-Age Journalist Zoe Anderson Norris\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEve M. Kahn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531511678, Fordham University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 31 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Zoe wonderful! \u003ci\u003eQueen of Bohemia\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a woman writer writing about another woman writer, but a force of nature writing about another force of nature. Eve Kahn has gone down every conceivable rabbit hole to produce an astonishing and inspirational resurrection of Zoe Anderson Norris, one of the most captivating, empathetic, and prolific journalists of her era. I fell in love with Zoe after reading the magazine she produced. Lost no more, Zoe can now take her well-deserved and long overdue place in American literary history - Fanny Wright, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Nellie Bly and Gloria Steinem, all rolled into one.\" - Steven Lomazow, M.D, co-curator\/co-editor \u003ci\u003eMagazines and the American Experience\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zoe Anderson Norris's indelible writings in defense of newly arrived immigrants, as brilliantly interpreted by Eve M. Kahn, have grown ever more relevant in this current period of great instability.\" - Allison Gilbert, co-author of \u003ci\u003eListen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Northern California Book Award\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"This deeply researched and beautifully illustrated biography brings a fascinating, complex figure back to life.  Kahn’s nuanced page-turner does justice to Zoe Norris’s devotion to underdogs and her struggle for independence against constant social pressures. Kahn’s passion for this untold story (a passion which mirrors her subject’s) energizes every page of this vivid, empathic biography. \u003ci\u003eQueen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death\u003c\/i\u003e is both a compelling read and a gripping work of feminist recuperation.\" - Carla Kaplan, author of \u003ci\u003eTroublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Eve Kahn, a researcher of extraordinary tenacity, follows every lead to uncover the picaresque and forgotten life of Zoe Anderson Norris - a fiercely vocal, wildly uninhibited writer whose searing predictions and fearless protests against injustice have, until now, been lost to history. We owe Kahn a profound debt for restoring a voice that challenges long-held assumptions about gender roles at the turn of the 20th century. In riveting detail after riveting detail, Kahn reveals a character who demands to be known. How many other courageous women like Norris defied misogyny and dared to live boldly?\" - Marcia Ely, Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A daring story told with exceptional verve. Zoe Anderson Norris wielded her pen as a trumpet on behalf of the underclasses. Eve Kahn wields her pen as a violin, playing an expansive song of this too-long-forgotten woman, a writer whose unbridled, fiercely principled life is exactly right for our moment.\" - Amy Reading, author of \u003ci\u003eThe World She Edited, Katharine S. White at The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What a phenomenal subject is Norris, who turned every inch of her life experience—from Confederate Kentucky to New York’s Lower East Side - into fiction and reporting of irrepressible verve, variety, and truth. Worming her way into sites the press would rather forget, she gave voice to generations of struggling and striving New Yorkers and exposed miserly charities after the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. In Eve Kahn, Norris has a biographer worthy of her own virtuosity, an exacting, exuberant storyteller who gives Norris and old New York breath again.\" - Christine Cipriani, biographer of Ada Louise Huxtable (forthcoming, W. W. Norton) and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eCape Cod Modern: Midcentury Architecture and Community on the Outer Cape\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Historic New England Book Prize\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Incredibly well researched and extremely enjoyable. Kahn is a wonderful storyteller, whose narrative highlights the beauty and humor of Zoe’s prose.\" - Jennifer Putzi, \u003ci\u003eWilliam \u0026amp; Mary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trailblazing Journalist Who Took on New York's Gilded-Age Injustices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Zoe Anderson Norris was a woman ahead of her time. A Kentucky-born belle turned fearless Manhattan journalist, she used her pen as a weapon in the fight for justice. From exposing slumlords and corrupt politicians to advocating for impoverished immigrants, she captured the injustices of her era with a wit and tenacity that still resonate today. In this first biography of Norris, independent scholar Eve Kahn restores her legacy, illuminating her work as a novelist, magazine publisher, and social reformer who challenged the powerful and gave voice to the oppressed.\u003cbr\u003e A prolific writer and editor, Norris chronicled the struggles of Lower East Side immigrants in her self-published periodical \u003ci\u003eThe East Side\u003c\/i\u003e, often going undercover to report on the harsh realities of tenement life. She documented tragedies such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, publicly denounced predatory men, and advised women on seizing control of their destinies. With her bohemian spirit, she led the Ragged Edge Klub, a gathering of artists, writers, and social critics who rejected the status quo.\u003cbr\u003e But Norris's courage came at a personal cost. Her life was marked by tumultuous relationships, family estrangement, and battles against the very injustices she exposed. She endured financial struggles, unfaithful or deadbeat husbands, and social ostracization for her refusal to remain silent. In her final issue of \u003ci\u003eThe East Side\u003c\/i\u003e, she eerily predicted her own death, an uncanny premonition that made national headlines before she faded into obscurity.\u003cbr\u003e With meticulous research and captivating storytelling, Kahn brings Norris's extraordinary life back into the spotlight. Drawing on newly uncovered archival materials, including Norris's own writings, letters, and investigative reports, \u003ci\u003eQueen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death \u003c\/i\u003esheds light on a fearless journalist whose influence on investigative reporting and social justice continues to be felt today. This biography is a compelling testament to the power of the written word in the fight for truth and equity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrologue\u003c\/b\u003e: Weep No More   xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tribute to Enslaved People\u003c\/i\u003e   xv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMethodology: Why Zoe, and How, and Why Me?\u003c\/i\u003e   xix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaption and Footnote Abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e   xxiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSibling Guide\u003c\/i\u003e   xxv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. \u003c\/b\u003eA Sort of Waif, 1860–1873   1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Mineralogy and Constitutional Law, 1874–1878   13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. \u003c\/b\u003eOf the Best Families, 1878–1887   23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. \u003c\/b\u003eTo Nourish the Temperament, 1887–1893   33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. \u003c\/b\u003eShe Has a Halo, 1893–1895   41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. \u003c\/b\u003eNorris vs. Norris, 1896–1898   49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003eBeetles in Her Biscuits, 1898–1899   57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e Champagne or Skyrockets, 1899–1900   65\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. \u003c\/b\u003eA Wealthy Silk Merchant, 1900–1901   73\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e10.\u003c\/b\u003e Sisters of Misery, 1901   79\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. \u003c\/b\u003eThreat to Pretty Girl Novelist, 1902   89\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Useless Tears, 1902–1903   101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. \u003c\/b\u003eOn the Rim of Manhattan, 1904–1906   107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e14.\u003c\/b\u003e Those Were Hungry Days, 1906–1907   121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. \u003c\/b\u003eThat Great Uncertain Chasm, 1907–1909   129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. \u003c\/b\u003eDear Children, 1909–1910   139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. \u003c\/b\u003eA Raggeder Edge than We, 1910–1913   159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Best in the Land, 1910–1913   171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. \u003c\/b\u003eLest They Fade from Affection’s Bliss, 1913–1914   191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e20. \u003c\/b\u003eLand of the White Lilies, 1914   199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e21. \u003c\/b\u003eTo Break Through the Silence, 1914–2000s   209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e22. \u003c\/b\u003eYou Wouldn’t Believe What’s Going to Happen, 2018 Onward   219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e  231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendices \u003c\/i\u003e  235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes \u003c\/i\u003e  241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e   267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex \u003c\/i\u003e  269\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Empire State Editions","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735740903704,"sku":"9781531511678","price":22.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/queen-of-bohemia-predicts-own-death-gilded-age-journalist-zoe-anderson-norris-hardback-9781531511678","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}