McIlvanney, Siobhán,

Figurations of the feminine in the early French women's press, 1758-1848 / Siobhán McIlvanney. - Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2019. ©2019 - 1 online resource (vii, 270 pages) - Eighteenth-century worlds . - Eighteenth-century worlds. .

Introduction -- 1. Women's roles, rights and representations in France, 1758-1848 -- 2. Women writers and readers : the beginnings of French women's journals and Le Journal des dames (1759-1778) -- 3. Educating the female consumer : early fashion journals -- 4. A woman's place : marriage and homemaking in the early domestic press -- 5. Reforming the feminine : early feminist journals -- Conclusion.

The origins and early years of the French women's press represent a pivotal period in the history of French women's self-expression and their feminist and cultural consciousness. Through a range of insightful textual analyses, this book highlights the political significance of this critically neglected literary medium.

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Feminism--History--France--18th century.
Feminism--History--France--19th century.
Publishers and publishing--History--France--18th century.
Publishers and publishing--History--France--19th century.
Féminisme--Histoire--France--18e siècle.
Féminisme--Histoire--France--19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
HISTORY--Europe--France.
Feminism.
Publishers and publishing.


France.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

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