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Author:

Woods, Carly S., author.

Title:

Debating women : gender, education, and spaces for argument, 1835-1945 / Carly S. Woods.

Publisher:

Michigan State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Public speaking for women--History--19th century.
Public speaking for women--History--20th century.
Debates and debating--United States--History.
Debates and debating--Great Britain--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-306) and index.

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.

Series:

Rhetoric and public affairs series

ISBN:

1611862957
9781611862959

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1031422924

LCCN:

2017055642

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)