Print version: Harrison, Kimberly. Rhetoric of rebel women : Civil War diaries and Confederate persuasion. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013] xviii, 242 pages Studies in rhetorics and feminisms ISBN 9780809332571
Includes bibliographical references and index
Dangerous words/domestic spaces: invading union forces and southern women’s rhetorical efforts in self-protection -- A ladylike resistance? Finding the time, place, and means for voicing political allegiances -- Guarded tongues/secure communities: rhetorical responsibilities and "everyday" audiences -- Public voices/divine audiences: Confederate women’s prayers during the American Civil War -- Audiences victorious, defeated, & free: rhetorical purpose in the immediate postwar south.