Intrepid women : cantinières and vivandières of the French army / Thomas Cardoza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cardoza, Thomas, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France. Armée.

Women and the military--France--History.

Women and the military.

Women and war--France--History.

Women and war.

Army spouses--France--History.

Army spouses.

Camp followers--France--History.

Camp followers.

France. Armée--Military life--History.

France.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2010]

Summary:

Cantini res and vivandi res were women who served as official, uniformed combat auxiliaries of French army units from 1793 to the eve of World WarI. Technically non-combatant spouses of active-duty soldiers, they fought and diedin every conflict from the wars of the Revolution through colonial campaigns inAlgeria, Mexico, West Africa, and Indochina. At a time when women were strictlycontrolled by the Napoleonic Code, cantini res owned property, traveled widely, andexercised a fierce independence from their husbands. However, despite their actions, they passed largely under the radar of the growing feminist and anti-feministmovements that flourished in France from 1792 onward. Based on extensive archivalresearch as well as published sources, Intrepid Women is the first seriousbook-length study of a previously ignored aspect of women's and militaryhistory.

Contents:

Introduction

An uncertain existence : vivandières in the Royal Army

"Absolutely necessary" : vivandières in the armies of the French Revolution

Expanded opportunities : cantinières in the armies of Napoleon

"Useful and necessary" : cantinières and the constitutional monarchies

The second empire : the "Golden Age" of the cantinières

The Third Republic and the end of the cantinières.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253354518

025335451X

OCLC:

419874310