Gaining a public voice: A historical perspective on american women's public speaking

Speaking Out: The Female Voice in Public Contexts

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 21-39

  Bean, Judith Mattson ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230522435     Document Type: Chapter

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