Woods, Carly S.

Debating Women : Gender, Education, and Spaces for Argument, 1835-1945 / Carly S. Woods. - 1 online resource (338 pages). - Rhetoric and public affairs series . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Making space for debating women -- "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 -- Moving forward with debating women.

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9781628953381


Public speaking for women.
Debates and debating.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
Femmes--Art de parler en public--Histoire--19e siecle.
Femmes--Art de parler en public--Histoire--20e siecle.
Debats et controverses--Histoire.--États-Unis
Debats et controverses--Histoire.--Grande-Bretagne
Public speaking for women--History--19th century.
Public speaking for women--History--20th century.
Debates and debating--History.--United States
Debates and debating--History.--Great Britain


United States.
Great Britain.


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