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Suzanne Noel : cosmetic surgery, feminism and beauty in early twentieth-century France / Paula J. Martin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martin, Paula J., author.
- Series:
- History of medicine in context.
- History of Medicine in Context
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Noël, Suzanne, 1878-1954.
- Noël, Suzanne.
- Surgery, Plastic--France--History--20th century.
- Surgery, Plastic.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--History--20th century.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics).
- Feminism--France--History--20th century.
- Feminism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (170 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Working at the forefront of cosmetic surgery at the turn of the twentieth century, Dr Suzanne Noël was both a pioneer in her medical field and a firm believer in the advancement of women. Today her views on the benefits of aesthetic surgery to women may seem at odds with her feminist principles, but by placing Noël in the context of turn-of-the-century French culture, this book is able to demonstrate how these two worldviews were reconciled. This book sheds much valuable light on advances in aesthetic surgery, twentieth-century beauty culture, women and the public sphere, and the 'new woman'.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 La Belle Époque: Paris, Medical School and a Young Suzanne Noël (1878-1914); 2 Personal Disasters, World War I, and "Broken Faces" (1914-1930); 3 Cosmetic Surgery: "A Boon to Women" in a French Beauty Culture; 4 Suzanne: Liberal Feminist, and Yet Politely Radical; 5 Suzanne Noël, Godmother of Soroptimist International; 6 A Female Plastic Surgeon and Innovative Pioneer; 7 Noël's Legacy: A Life Dedicated to Others; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- First published 2014 by Ashgate Pub.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-317-04747-8
- 1-315-61162-7
- 1-317-04746-X
- 1-4724-1189-7
- 9781315611624
- OCLC:
- 889304100
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