An edition of Disruptive Acts (2002)
Disruptive acts
the new woman in fin-de-siècle France
By Mary Louise Roberts
Publish Date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Language
eng
Pages
364
Description:
An analysis of changing gender roles in late 19th/early 20th century France, emphasizing areas — theater, journalism — in which New Women could more easily perform traditional male behaviors.
subjects: Feminism, History, Influence, Intellectual life, Sex role, Bernhardt, sarah, 1844-1923, Dreyfus, alfred, 1859-1935, France, intellectual life, Duras, marguerite, 1914-1996, France, history, 19th century
People: Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), Gyp (1849-1932), Marguerite Durand (1864-1936), Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), Séverine (1855-1929)
Places: France
Times: late 19th century