Be Good, Sweet Maid: The Trials of Dorothy JoudrieWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1999/10/25 - 275 ページ January 21, 1995: Dorothy Joudrie is arrested for attempting to murder her estranged husband. Soon after, Audrey Andrews begins to write her book. Audrey and Dorothy had known each other as children, but the identification of Andrews with Joudrie goes beyond merely the accident of a childhood acquaintance. It has to do with being subjected to the same societal constraints placed on girls and women during the years immediately following World War II, the years in which they had prepared for their adult lives. Expectations, placidly accepted then, are now seen as unrealistic and unreasonable. Did these expectations have some part in causing the tragedy in Dorothy Joudrie’s life? When Andrews attempted to understand why Dorothy Joudrie had tried to kill her husband, and to write Joudrie’s story, she began to examine her own life, her own expectations — those she had of herself and those others had of her. She also realized that telling the story of anyone is an intricate and often ephemeral pursuit. Any story she wrote could only be her version of Joudrie’s experience. Nevertheless, it was important to be as honest as she could about her interpretation of that life. She determined to show carefully and accurately the damage that had been done to one woman — damage that is still being done to many others — through prejudice, attitudes, traditions and the institutions that are still the foundation of our society, and of our lives, everyday. The result is a fascinating account of events leading up to the trial, the trial itself and the effect of Joudrie’s trial on the life of Audrey Andrews. |
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... never- theless , supported by both . There are contradictions in this true story . But my realization that I can never know exactly what Dorothy has experienced did not alter my determination to show that her plight is the result of the ...
... me , and I will never forget what they said . Dr. Ken O'Brien took time during a brief visit from Australia to listen to me , answer questions , and direct me to books that provided further assistance . I xiii Acknowledgments.
... never questioned my right to tell my version of her story , which I consider remarkably gen- erous , as I do , also , the time she spent talking with me . She has helped me to interpret myself , and to accept the surprises I discovered ...
... never a divorce . At one point , the Maclean's reporters said , you sought a civil restraining order which would prevent Earl from going near your present home on Country Club Lane . What fierce struggle was behind all this ?7 You knew ...
... never married , advised us often that the further we pursued our studies , the fewer chances we would have to marry . Men , she assured us , did not want to marry women who were smarter than they were . Behind her back , we laughed at ...