Praising Girls: The Rhetoric of Young Women, 1895-1930 PDF
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PRAISING GIRLS ∂ The Rhetoric of Young Women 1895–1930 H E N R I ET TA R I X WOOD Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms Series Editors, Cheryl Glenn and Shirley Wilson Logan PRAISING GIR LS ∂ The Rhetoric of Young Women 1895–1930 H E N R I ET TA R I X WOOD Southern Illinois University Press Carbondale Copyright © 2016 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 4 3 2 1 Cover illustration: “Staff of The Weather-cock,” The Weather- cock, 1901. Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center–Kansas City. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wood, Henrietta Rix. Praising girls : the rhetoric of young women, 1895–1930 / Henrietta Rix Wood. pages cm. — (Studies in rhetorics and feminisms) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8093-3442-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0- 8093-3443-8 (ebook) 1. Rhetoric—Social aspects—United States. 2. School prose—Social aspects. 3. Young women— United States. 4. Praise. 5. High school students’ writings. 6. School orations. 7. Feminism—United States—History. I. Title. P301.3.U6W66 2016 808'.0420820973—dc23 2015024126 Printed on recycled paper. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For my family, Alan, Adrienne, and Tessa Wood ∂ Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xxiii 1. Girls and Rhetoric: Contexts 1 2. Amplifying Identity: Barstow “New Girls” 22 3. Persuading Diverse Audiences: Haskell Girls 56 4. Glossing (over) Historical Realities: Lincoln Girls 88 5. Creating Consubstantiality: Central Girls 115 Conclusion: Rhetorical Ramifications 145 Notes 151 Works Cited 161 Index 177 Illustrations Illustration by Ruth Harris 2 “Staff of The Weather-cock” 30 Editorials illustration 43 Illustration by Janet Glover 44 Illustration by Louise Haas 45 Illustration by Hortense Meade 46 Illustration by Ruth Munger 47 Cover of Indian Legends 79 “History Club” 109 Helen J. Tann and the “Worms of the Dust” 125 Central High School 131 ix
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