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Louise Pound - Scholar, Athlete, Feminist Pioneer (Hardcover)
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Louise Pound - Scholar, Athlete, Feminist Pioneer (Hardcover)
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Louise Pound (1872-1958) was a distinguished literary scholar,
renowned athlete, accomplished musician, and devoted women's sports
advocate. She is perhaps best remembered for her groundbreaking
work in the field of linguistics and folklore and for her role as
the first woman president of the Modern Language Association. A
member of a distinguished Nebraska family that included her
brother, the prominent legal scholar Roscoe Pound, Louise completed
her undergraduate education at the University of Nebraska. When
American universities wouldn't admit her for graduate study, she
went on to obtain a PhD in Heidelberg, Germany. She returned to the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln to teach in the English department
for the next forty-five years. As a scholar Louise crusaded for the
serious study of American English and founded the field's leading
journal, demolished a powerfully defended approach to the study of
American folk song, and fought tirelessly to open athletic and
professional opportunities for women. She was, in short, what one
admirer called a "universal wonder." She befriended and played an
influential role in the life of the young Willa Cather during
Cather's years at the University of Nebraska; H. L. Mencken praised
her extravagantly; and scholars of literature, folklore, and
dialect studies elevated her to the presidency of their
professional societies. Readers of varied interests will find her
story compelling.
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