American feminist author and editor
Casey Geddes Miller |
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| Born | (1919-02-26)February 26, 1919
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| Died | January 5, 1997(1997-01-05) (aged 77)
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| Known for | Author |
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| Notable work | The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing: For Writers, Editors and Speakers
Words and Women |
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Casey Geddes Miller (February 26, 1919 – January 5, 1997) was an American feminist author and editor best known for promoting the use of non-sexist writing in the English language. With Kate Swift, her business partner and platonic domestic partner, she wrote influential books and articles about sexism in the English language.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Grimes, William (May 9, 2011). "Kate Swift, Writer Who Rooted Out Sexism in Language, Dies at 87". The New York Times.
- ^ http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv80889/op=fstyle.aspx?t=k&q=%22Coll+291%22 [permanent dead link] Casey Miller and Kate Swift Papers
- ^ "Deaths elsewhere: Kate Swift, 87, helped alter sexist language". TwinCities.com. May 10, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ Isele, Elizabeth (July 4, 1976). "WILLA Volume 3 – Casey Miller and Kate Swift: Women Who Dared to Disturb the Lexicon by Elizabeth Isele". The Women in Literature and Life Assembly. 3. Scholar.lib.vt.edu. Retrieved November 12, 2011.