The authors in this collection explore how North American Catholic women from various periods, races, ethnicities, sexualities, and classes have used their work in a religious order to make social change. The women considered in the book range from the earliest Catholic sisters who arrived in the United States to women who held the Church hierarchy accountable for the sexual abuse scandals.
Reviews of the book have been stellar:
“We get a fresh perspective on these women, not just of their rhetoric, but of the person and their society.” –Carol Mattingly, University of Louisville
“Catholic Women's Rhetoric is a groundbreaking collection exploring neglected topics in the history of rhetorical education and religious activism in the United States.” –Steven Mailloux, Loyola Marymount University
For more information about the collection, see the Amazon link at https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Womens-Rhetoric-United-States
or the link at the publisher’s site at https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793636225
For more information about the ELWS programs, see cahss.d.umn.edu/elws