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Literacy Heroines

Women and the Written Word

Produktform: Buch / Einband - fest (Hardcover)

Literacy Heroines is about twelve amazing women who lived and worked in the period 1880-1930 who used their literacy abilities to address major issues in the country in those years, including some we still face today: racism, sexism, voting rights, educational and economic inequality, health disparities and others. They used their exemplary literacy skills to teach, to bring issues to light, to right wrongs, to publish books, articles, pamphlets and other materials to reach their goals. They benefited from focused help in the form of sponsorship from others and provided sponsorship in many forms to others to foster literacy in people young and old. They stand as Literacy Heroines, working in a variety of roles, using their literacy abilities in heroic efforts to serve as respected exemplars and sponsors of literacy for others. They used their grit and willingness to stand up for their principles, took small steps, worked collaboratively, hospitably inviting people to literacy. Ultimately, it should be clear that in one way or another, the Heroines were addressing the many forms of inequality in American society; their lives and work show that literacy is thus a key tool in the struggle for social justice, then and now. Suitable for courses in the history of literacy or writing studies, history of feminism, history of education and related areas.weiterlesen

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Sprache(n): Englisch

ISBN: 978-1-4331-6200-8 / 978-1433162008 / 9781433162008

Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 10.06.2021

Seiten: 304

Auflage: 1

Reihe herausgegeben von Leonard Podis
Autor(en): Alice S. Horning

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