La femme française dans les temps modernes by Clarisse Bader

"La femme française dans les temps modernes" by Clarisse Bader is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book examines the role and condition of French women from the 16th to the 18th centuries, touching on themes of domestic life, education, social influence, and political capabilities. This work appears to be a detailed exploration of how women's positions evolved over time, incorporating both historical context and feminist analysis. The opening of the book includes a preface in which the author outlines her intentions, emphasizing her focus on the domestic, intellectual, social, and political contributions of women throughout the specified time period. Bader draws on a range of first-hand accounts, domestic memos, and correspondence to illustrate her points, highlighting significant changes during the Renaissance and the influence of notable figures like Fénelon and Mme de Maintenon on women's education. Early chapters promise to delve into the transformative educational philosophies that shaped young women's roles, as well as the dual currents of intellectual advancement and worldly frivolity that characterized the lives of women in modern France. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Bader, Clarisse, 1840-1902
Title La femme française dans les temps modernes
Credits Produced by Suzanne Shell, Renald Levesque and the Online
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language French
LoC Class HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Subject Women -- France
Category Text
eBook-No. 15871
Release Date
Last Update Dec 14, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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