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ERIC Number: EJ479209
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-096X
Liberating Voices: Autobiographical Writing at the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers, 1921-1938.
Hollis, Karyn
College Composition and Communication, v45 n1 p31-60 Feb 1994
Describes the genesis and history of the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers from 1921-38. Discovers in that school's methodology an antecedent to today's feminist and progressive pedagogies. Looks at the autobiographical narratives of participants to analyze the development of powerful critical voices. (HB)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, English Instruction, Females, Feminism, Higher Education, Personal Narratives, Personal Writing, Summer Programs, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bryn Mawr College PA; Composition Theory; Historical Background