A Feminist and Antiracist History of Composition and Rhetoric at Oberlin College (1846–1851)

College Composition and Communication Feb 2021

A Feminist and Antiracist History of Composition and Rhetoric at Oberlin College (1846–1851)

Katherine Fredlund

Abstract

When first admitted to Oberlin College, women were expected to attend their rhetoric courses in silence. Not content with an education that did not prepare them for public speaking, some women students collaborated to educate themselves. Their history uncovers feminist and antiracist disruptions to composition and rhetoric that have much to teach present-day educators.

Journal: College Composition and Communication
Published: 2021-02-01
DOI: 10.58680/ccc202131161
Open Access: Closed
Topics: race and writing

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