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Author: Elinor Accampo (University of Southern California)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.612kg
ISBN: 9780801884047
ISBN 10: 0801884047
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 03 November 2006
Recommended Age: From 17
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
This moving biography of one of French feminism's most courageous public figures reveals in intimate detail the personal sacrifices Nelly Roussel made in pursuit of her crusade to give women control over their own bodies and sexuality. - Robert A. Nye, Oregon State University In this brilliant book, Elinor Accampo analyzes the life of Nelly Roussel, a conflicted mother and a seemingly tireless public speaker who spoke out on both private and public issues. Through this fascinating and colorful biography told within the social and cultural context of modern France, readers will develop an understanding of the history of the time and the varieties of feminism in new and important ways. - Rachel G. Fuchs, Arizona State University
A top pick for any definitive women's history collection. California Bookwatch 2006 Accampo's biography is to be recommended for offering a wealth of information on a fascinating figure on the margins of the women's movement. -- Alison S. Fell Modern and Contemporary France 2007 Provides insightful analysis... Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above. Choice 2007 An exceptionally engaging, comprehensively researched, and finely crafted study. A significant contribution. -- Carolyn J. Eichner American Historical Review 2007 Well organized and enjoyable to read. -- Holger H. Herwig Canadian Journal of History 2007 A deeply engaging and well-researched biography of French feminist and birth-control advocate Nelly Roussel... It should be of great interest to feminist scholars and French historians, and its thoughtful examination of the cultural politics of female pain and suffering also offers valuable insights to historians of medicine. Journal of Historical Biography 2009 Masterful... offers a weaving of personal and political that at times is breathtaking. Copious correspondence between Roussel and her husband, family, friends, and colleagues allows Accampo to plumb the spaces in which private and public lives overlapped, sometimes uncomfortably. French Politics, Culture, and Society 2009 We have Accampo to thank for recovering Roussel's life and work in this engaging biography. -- Sarah A. Curtis Journal of the History of Sexuality 2009
Author Information
Elinor Accampo is a professor of history at the University of Southern California, coeditor of Gender and the Politics of Social Reform in France, 1870-1914 and author of Industrialization, Family, and Class Relations: Saint Chamond, 1815-1914.
