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Debating women : gender, education, and spaces for argument, 1835-1945 / Carly S. Woods.
Van Pelt Library PN4192.W65 W66 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woods, Carly S., author.
- Series:
- Rhetoric and public affairs series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public speaking for women--History--19th century.
- Public speaking for women.
- Public speaking for women--History--20th century.
- Debates and debating--United States--History.
- Debates and debating.
- Debates and debating--Great Britain--History.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- "The first girls' debating club" : creating a legacy at Oberlin College, 1835-1935
- "Women of infinite variety" : the Ladies' Edinburgh Debating Society as an intergenerational argument culture, 1865-1935
- "Britain's brainy beauties" : intercultural encounter on the 1928 British women's debate tour of the United States
- "Your gown is lovely, but..." : negotiating citizenship at Pennsylvania state colleges, 1928-1945
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-306) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611862959
- 1611862957
- OCLC:
- 1031422924
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