Lifting Word by Word: Ideologies of Literacy, Education and Feminism in the Rhetoric of Two Nineteenth Century African -American Women
Spencer Maor, Faye Emily
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Title
Lifting Word by Word: Ideologies of Literacy, Education and Feminism in the Rhetoric of Two Nineteenth Century African -American Women
Author(s)
Spencer Maor, Faye Emily
Issue Date
2004
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Gail Hawisher
Department of Study
English
Discipline
English
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Biography
Language
eng
Abstract
The rhetoric of these women reveals their dedication to the fulfillment of the ideal and philosophy of education as racial uplift. The distinct ideologies and philosophies can be traced and delineated through the lives and writings of these early black feminist teachers. Further, it can be argued that for black women, teaching was and is a political act.
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