Rhetorical Theory by Women Before 1900: An Anthology

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Jane Donawerth
Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 - 337 pages
This anthology is the first to feature women's rhetorical theory from the fifth through the nineteenth centuries. Assembling selections on rhetoric, composition, and communication by 24 women around the world, this valuable collection demonstrates an often-overlooked history of rhetoric as well as women's interest in conversation as a model for all discourse. Among the theorists included are Aspasia, Pan Chao, Sei Shonagon, Madeleine de ScudZry, Hannah More, Hallie Quinn Brown, and Mary Augusta Jordan. The book also contains an extensive introduction, explanatory headnotes, and detailed annotations.

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Aspasia fifth century B C E
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Pan Chao c 48117
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Sei Shonagon b 965?
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Jane Donawerth is professor of English and affiliate faculty in women's studies at the University of Maryland.

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