This collection provides extensive primary text for the study of women's rhetorical theory, as well as extensive introductory considerations of the historiographical issues involved in writing a history of women's rhetorical theory. This makes the book attractive for classes in the history of rhetoric and rhetorical theory, especially those classes that regard the study of gender to be an essential ... Read morepart of the study of rhetoric, and vice versa.
Mari Lee Mifsud, University of Richmond This rich and valuable reference volume gathers the work of women theorists from around the world. Recommended as an important source for the disciplines of English and political science, as well as for communication, speech, and collections supporting women's studies.
CHOICE
Many readers will appreciate Donawerth's extensive biographical information, annotation, and citations of secondary sources. . . . Readers will find her meticulous footnotes very helpful.
Rhetoric Society Quarterly
Well conceived, selected, and presented, these cross-cultural specimens of early women's rhetorical theory demand attention. Collectively, these texts—including early works on Chinese women's language, classical rhetorical theory, humanist thinking, and philosophies of women's writing and speaking education—compel us to rethink our approaches to women and rhetoric. This anthology will help students and teachers alike in their efforts to understand and integrate women's thought and practices into the history of rhetoric.
Catherine Hobbs, University of Oklahoma, editor of Nineteenth-Century Women Learn to Write Show Less