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

Title
To know her own history : writing at the woman's college, 1943-1963 / Kelly Ritter.
Author
Ritter, Kelly.
Publication
Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2012], ©2012.

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Description
viii, 256 pages; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture
Uniform Title
Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture.
Subject
  • Women's colleges > United States > History > 20th century
  • Academic writing > Study and teaching (Higher) > Case studies
  • Women > History > United States > 20th century
  • Composition (Language arts) > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN
  • 9780822961864 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 0822961865 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
LCCN
  • 2011039629
  • 99948535948
OCLC
  • ocn755904538
  • 755904538
  • SCSB-5637765
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries