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The Silent Partner is a historical-fiction novel written by American author Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911)

Published in 1871, the novel is based on the experiences between two women, Miss Kelso, or Perley, a young wealthy socialite recently displaced by her father's death and subsequent relocation to his factory lands, and Sip, a worker in the factories owned by Perley's father. Though differentiated by class and wealth, these two women go on to form a bond as they navigate obstacles of poor conditions in the industrial-era and the struggles of femininty presenting itself in the labor force.

The novel explores themes of industrialism, anti-capitalism, women's rights, classism, and feminism.