Women's Professional Lives in Rhetoric and Composition

<div><br> This collection edited by Elizabeth A. Flynn and Tiffany Bourelle contributes to the valuable work of chronicling the professional and personal lives of women in academia. Through its line-up of contributors from diverse backgrounds locations and career paths<i> Women's Professional Lives in Rhetoric and Composition</i> showcases the voices of multiple scholars occupying a multitude of different roles in the profession: from prestigious professors emeritae and endowed chairs to assistant professors starting their careers to an independent scholar to part-time faculty.<br>  <br>  <br> The collection sets itself apart from other volumes not just in its diversity of perspectives but also by speaking against linear stories of success in the profession-sharing moments of shame and failure showing how the personal and professional often intertwine and influence one another and ultimately revealing how choice chance serendipity and kairos have all played a role in the lives of its contributors. In focusing on this convergence <i>Women's Professional Lives in Rhetoric and Composition</i> offers a more nuanced picture of the professional and intellectual trajectories of women in rhetoric and composition.</div>