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The rhetoric of rebel women, Civil War diaries and Confederate persuasion, Kimberly Harrison

Label
The rhetoric of rebel women, Civil War diaries and Confederate persuasion, Kimberly Harrison
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-232) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The rhetoric of rebel women
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Responsibility statement
Kimberly Harrison
Series statement
Studies in rhetorics and feminisms
Sub title
Civil War diaries and Confederate persuasion
Table Of Contents
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 Civil War -- Audiences victorious, defeated, and free: rhetorical purpose in the immediate postwar south
resource.variantTitle
The Rhetoric of Rebel Women: Civil War Diaries and Confederate Persuasion
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