New Biography - Performing Femininity in Nineteenth-Century France

Informationen zum Autor Jo Burr Margadant is Associate Professor of History at Santa Clara University. She is author of the prizewinning Madame le Professeur: Women Educators in the Third Republic (1990). Klappentext This collection offers new perspectives on the lives of eight famous women in nineteenth century France. Their stories are used as a starting point through which the contributing authors experiment with what is called "the new biography." Zusammenfassung A biography that looks at the life stories of eight famous women in nineteenth-century France who became public figures even though they lived in a society that did not encourage women to speak out publicly. It shows how these women deliberately created their public lives.

Product details

• Authors: Jo Burr Margadant
• Assisted by: Jo Burr Margadant (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.2000
• EAN: 9780520221413
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22141-3
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Studies on the History of Soci; Studies on the History of Society and Culture; Studies on the History of Soci
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls