Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Syracuse University.
Study of literacy based on a collection of correspondence, the Osborne Family Papers, 1812-1968, located in the Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-288) and index.
Contents
Beginning to contextualize Eliza Wright Osborne in her literacy -- Wherein the problem is set -- Reading the writing of "the particular" : a methodology -- On their own: women reading (mostly) women -- Not on their own: mothers and men prescribe their reading -- Writing well : in search of "the particular" -- "Fixed very nicely indeed!" : a focus on gender -- Endings.
Summary
Study of literacy based on a collection of correspondence, the Osborne Family Papers, 1812-1968, located in the Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University.