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To know her own history : writing at the woman's college, 1943-1963 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ritter, Kelly
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012.
Series:Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture.
Subjects:
Composition (Language arts) > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States.
Women > Education (Higher) > United States > History > 20th century.
Academic writing > Study and teaching (Higher) > Case studies.
Women's colleges > United States > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Her history matters: the United States normal school and the roots of women's public education
  • In her own words: the yearling and first-year writing, 1948-51
  • Revisionist history: general education reform from Harvard University to the woman's college, 1943-56
  • The double-helix of creative/composition: Randall Jarrell, May Bush, and the politics of writing programs, 1947-63
  • What's in a name? women's writing histories and archival research in composition studies.