Description: A fascinating story of the first generations of women who went to college to learn to be writers and then launched their careers writing poetry and prose.
Brief description: Katherine H. Adams is the Audrey and William Hutchinson Professor of English at Loyola University. She is the author of a number of books, including A History of Professional Writing Instruction in American Colleges: Years of Acceptance, Growth, and Doubt; Progressive Politics and the Training of America's Persuaders; and (with Michael L. Keene) Research and Writing Across the Disciplines and Easy Access: The Reference Handbook for Writers, Second Edition.