Louise Pound: Scholar, Athlete, Feminist Pioneer

by Robert Cochran

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803215460
• ISBN13: 9780803215467
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"