In the first chapter of ANONYMITY, my unmarried heroine sits alone, reading the morning paper. Images like this one of William MacGregor Paxton’s woman reader, who seems to be in a boarding house bedroom, give me confidence that I’m fitting Mattie into a plausible pattern of behavior for her time. I also like that this woman is in a housedress or night dress (notice the slippers). I’m on the look-out these days for images of single working women or stories about them from around the turn of the 20th C to pick up details. If anybody can help with a link, please give it in a comment!
For advice to artists from Paxton, click here.
For advice to artists from Paxton, click here.