A Voice Of Their Own: The Woman Suffrage Press, 1840-1910 (Studies Rhetoric & Communicati) (Paperback)

~ Martha M. Solomon (Editor)

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"An excellent collection of articles exploring the role of journalism in creating, maintaining, and developing the analysis and membership of the first wave of American feminism. Drawing on theories of social movements from the discipline of communications, this volume, expertly edited by Martha Solomon, begins with the relationship between the suffrage movement and newspapers.... Seven useful case studies follow. Historians will benefit from this volume's meticulous documentation of a plethora of publications and its discussion of their rhetorical strategies." - Signs: The Journal of Women in Culture and Society; "A work of great historical interest... well-edited and well-annotated."

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"A Voice of Their Own" explores the consciousness-raising role of the American suffrage press of the latter half of the 19th century. From the first women's rights convention - a modest gathering of 300 sympathizers led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton - grew the ever-expanding movement for equal rights, greater protection, and improved opportunities. Although the leaders of that and subsequent conventions realized that such public rallies, with their exhortative speeches, were crucial in gaining support for the movement, they also recognized the potential impact of another medium - the women's suffrage periodicals, written and published by and expressly for women. The 11 essays of this volume demonstrate how the suffrage press - in such works as "Woman's Journal", "Woman's Tribune", "Woman's Exponent", and "Farmer's Wife" - was able to educate an audience of women readers, create a sense of community among them, and help alter their self-image. Contributors to the volume, in addition to the editor, include Thomas R.Burkholder, Bonnie J.Dow, E.Claire Jerry, Edward A.Hinck, Susan Schultz Huxman, Tarla Rai Peterson, Linda Steiner, Mari Boor Tonn, and Marsha L.Vanderford. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: University Alabama Press (December 8, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817351523
• ISBN-13: 978-0817351526
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
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