Women and feminism in technical communication: A qualitative content analysis of journal articles published in 1989 through 1997

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 154-178

  Thompson, Isabelle ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Technical and Professional Communication ^*

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EID: 22644451177     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651999013002002     Document Type: Article

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