White queen : May French-Sheldon and the imperial origins of American feminist identity / Tracey Jean Boisseau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boisseau, Tracey Jean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminists--United States--Biography.

Feminists.

Women explorers--Africa--Biography.

Women explorers.

Nationalism and feminism--United States.

Nationalism and feminism.

Feminism--United States--History.

Feminism.

Imperialism.

Sheldon, Mary French, 1847-1936.

Sheldon, Mary French.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""... Boisseau recontextualizes U.S. feminism in the cinematic 20th century. White Queen challenges the narratives we have told about ourselves and illuminates the imperialism and celebrity worship that lurks within American feminism yet today."" -- Lee Quinby, Harter Chair, Hobart and William Smith CollegesMay French-Sheldon's improbable public career began with an expedition throughout East Africa in 1891. She led a large entourage dressed in a long, flowing white dress and blonde wig, wi

Contents:

Cover; TOC; List of illustrations; acknowledgments; Introduction: A Tale of Imperial Feminism; 1. The Caravan Trek to Kilimanjaro; 2. Self-Discovery; 3. Forging a Feminine Colonial Method; 4. Sex and the Sultans; 5. Confessions of a White Queen; 6. An Imperial Spy in the Congo; 7. A Plantation Mistress in Liberia; 8. Taking Feminism on the Road; 9. Masquerading as the Subject of Feminism; 10. The Queen, the Sheik, the Sultana, and the Female Spectator; Conclusion: The White Queen in the Mirror, orReflections on the Construction of White Feminist Identity; notes; bibliography; index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-249) and index.

ISBN:

9786612071331

1-282-07133-5

0-253-11102-1

OCLC:

475973012