Gender and the politics of social reform in France, 1870-1914 / Elinor Ann Accampo, Rachel G. Fuchs, Mary Lynn Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Accampo, Elinor Ann, author.

Fuchs, Rachel G., 1939-2016, author.

Stewart, Mary Lynn, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--Politics and government--1870-1940.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 241 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2018]

Summary:

Combining the approaches of social and political history, this book offers a new perspective on women's lives in the Third Republic by looking at the attitudes, actions, and policies of the men who held political power.

Contents:

1. Gender, Social Policy, and the Formation of the Third Republic: An Introduction / Elinor A. Accampo

2. The Republican Brotherhood: Gender and Ideology / Judith F. Stone

3. Divorce and the Republican Family / Theresa McBride

4. The Right to Life: Paul Strauss and the Politics of Motherhood / Rachel G. Fuchs

5. Setting the Standards: Labor and Family Reformers / Mary Lynn Stewart

6. Bringing Feminine Qualities into the Public Sphere: The Third Republic's Appointment of Women Inspectors / Linda L. Clark

7. France in a Comparative Perspective / Rachel G. Fuchs.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.