Bordelon A Feminist Legacy

A Feminist Legacy

The Rhetoric and Pedagogy of Gertrude Buck

Suzanne Bordelon

cloth, 0-8093-2748-1, $55.00
978-0-8093-2748-5
256 pages, 6 x 9, 15 illus.
Rhetoric/Biography/Women's Studies

The first book-length investigation of a pioneering English professor and theorist at Vassar College, A Feminist Legacy: The Rhetoric and Pedagogy of Gertrude Buck explores Buck’s contribution to the fields of education and rhetoric during the Progressive Era. By contextualizing Buck’s academic and theoretical work within the rise of women’s educational institutions like Vassar College, the social and political movement toward suffrage, and Buck’s own egalitarian political and social ideals, Suzanne Bordelon offers a scholarly and well-informed treatment of Buck’s achievements that elucidates the historical and contemporary impact of her work and life.

Bordelon argues that while Buck did not call herself a feminist, she embodied feminist ideals by demanding the full participation of her female students and by challenging power imbalances at every academic, social, and political level.

A Feminist Legacy reveals that Vassar College is an undervalued but significant site in the history of women’s argumentation and pedagogy. Drawing on a rich variety of archival sources, including previously unexamined primary material, A Feminist Legacy traces the beginnings of feminist theories of argumentation and pedagogy and their lasting legacy within the fields of education and rhetoric.

Contents

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

1. Buck’s “Social” View of Ethics and Rhetoric 13

2. Progressive Education, Feminism, and the Detroit
Normal Training School 41

3. The “Advance” toward Democratic Administration 72

4. The Suffrage Movement and Buck’s Approach to
Argumentation and Debate 93

5. The Little Theater Movement and Buck’s
Democratized View of Drama 123

6. Socially Conscious Women Teaching Writing 153
Notes 195

Works Cited 213

Index 233

“A Feminist Legacy is a serious and well-informed treatment of an important teacher and textbook writer. A particular joy of this study is in its movement beyond Gertrude Buck’s better known achievements to a consideration of her political and social involvements, to the meaning behind her approach to argumentation.”—Katherine Adams, Loyola University New Orleans

Suzanne Bordelon is an assistant professor of rhetoric and writing studies at San Diego State University.


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	A Feminist Legacy The Rhetoric and Pedagogy of Gertrude Buck Suzanne Bordelon cloth, 0-8093-2748-1, $55.00 978-0-8093-2748-5 256 pages, 6 x 9, 15 illus. Rhetoric/Biography/Women's Studies The first book-length investigation of a pioneering English professor and theorist at Vassar College, A Feminist Legacy: The Rhetoric and Pedagogy of Gertrude Buck explores Buck’s contribution to the fields of education and rhetoric during the Progressive Era. By contextualizing Buck’s academic and theoretical work within the rise of women’s educational institutions like Vassar College, the social and political movement toward suffrage, and Buck’s own egalitarian political and social ideals, Suzanne Bordelon offers a scholarly and well-informed treatment of Buck’s achievements that elucidates the historical and contemporary impact of her work and life. Bordelon argues that while Buck did not call herself a feminist, she embodied feminist ideals by demanding the full participation of her female students and by challenging power imbalances at every academic, social, and political level. A Feminist Legacy reveals that Vassar College is an undervalued but significant site in the history of women’s argumentation and pedagogy. Drawing on a rich variety of archival sources, including previously unexamined primary material, A Feminist Legacy traces the beginnings of feminist theories of argumentation and pedagogy and their lasting legacy within the fields of education and rhetoric. Contents Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1. Buck’s “Social” View of Ethics and Rhetoric 13 2. Progressive Education, Feminism, and the Detroit Normal Training School 41 3. The “Advance” toward Democratic Administration 72 4. The Suffrage Movement and Buck’s Approach to Argumentation and Debate 93 5. The Little Theater Movement and Buck’s Democratized View of Drama 123 6. Socially Conscious Women Teaching Writing 153 Notes 195 Works Cited 213 Index 233 “A Feminist Legacy is a serious and well-informed treatment of an important teacher and textbook writer. A particular joy of this study is in its movement beyond Gertrude Buck’s better known achievements to a consideration of her political and social involvements, to the meaning behind her approach to argumentation.”—Katherine Adams, Loyola University New Orleans Suzanne Bordelon is an assistant professor of rhetoric and writing studies at San Diego State University.	How to buy this book
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