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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lifting Word by Word: Ideologies of Literacy, Education and Feminism in the Rhetoric of Two Nineteenth Century African -American Women

Abstract

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The rhetoric of these women reveals their dedication to the fulfillment of the ideal and philosophy of education as racial uplift. The distinct ideologies and philosophies can be traced and delineated through the lives and writings of these early black feminist teachers. Further, it can be argued that for black women, teaching was and is a political act.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Spencer Maor, Faye Emily
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Gail Hawisher

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI3131028
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/81403

Chain of custody

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Base URL
www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Spencer Maor, Faye Emily. Lifting Word by Word: Ideologies of Literacy, Education and Feminism in the Rhetoric of Two Nineteenth Century African -American Women. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/81403