The rhetoric of rebel women :

Harrison, Kimberly, 1969-

The rhetoric of rebel women : Civil War diaries and Confederate persuasion / Kimberly Harrison. - 1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations. - Studies in rhetorics and feminisms .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dangerous words/domestic spaces: invading union forces and southern women's rhetorical efforts in self-protection -- A ladylike resistance? Finding the time, place, and means for voicing political allegiances -- Guarded tongues/secure communities: rhetorical responsibilities and "everyday" audiences -- Public voices/divine audiences: Confederate women's prayers during the American Civil War -- Audiences victorious, defeated, & free: rhetorical purpose in the immediate postwar south.

9780809332588 (e-book)


Women--Confederate States of America--Diaries.
Rhetoric--Confederate States of America.
English language--Rhetoric.--19th century
Women--Language.


United States--History--Women.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865


Electronic books.

E628 / .H38 2013eb

973.7082