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Rhetoric of U.S. Women's Rights, Colonial to 1920 (324-1-1)

Instructors

Angela Ray

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G30: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

Students in this course investigate the early U.S. women's rights movement through the analysis of primary texts and the examination of critical essays. Students should expect to gain a complex and nuanced perspective on the rhetorical history of public advocacy by U.S. women, and also to improve their skills in critical reading and analysis.

Class Materials (Required)

Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs, comp. Man Cannot Speak for Her. Vol. 2, Key Texts of the Early Feminists. New York: Praeger, 1989.