author
Irene W. Hartt
A little-known late-19th-century advice writer, remembered for a brisk, curious guide to courtship and marriage. Her surviving work offers a revealing snapshot of the expectations placed on women in the 1890s.
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How to Get Married, Although a Woman; or, The Art of Pleasing Men
by Irene W. Hartt
About the author
Very little biographical information about Irene W. Hartt appears to be available in reliable public sources. She is chiefly known for How to Get Married, Although a Woman; or, The Art of Pleasing Men, published in New York by J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Co. in 1892.
That book places her among the popular advice and etiquette writers of the late 19th century. Written for women navigating courtship, it reflects the social rules, anxieties, and ambitions of its era, which makes it interesting today both as period guidance and as a window into everyday ideas about marriage.
Because so little else can be confirmed, Hartt remains a somewhat mysterious figure. What survives most clearly is the voice on the page: practical, direct, and closely tied to the culture of her time.