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The rhetoric of rebel women : Civil War diaries and Confederate persuasion / Kimberly Harrison.

Author: Harrison, Kimberly, 1969-

Imprint:Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]

Descriptionxviii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Note: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 American Civil War -- Audiences victorious, defeated, & free: rhetorical purpose in the immediate postwar south.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-232) and index.



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Author:
Harrison, Kimberly, 1969-
Series Statement
Studies in rhetorics and feminisms
Subject:
Women -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries.
Rhetoric -- Confederate States of America.
English language -- 19th century -- Rhetoric.
Women -- Language.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.