Under Control: Women's Fates after the French Revolution – Prévost Chantal – CoLibri – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-389-25889-1
Under Control: Women's Fates after the French Revolution
19.99 €
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Under Control: Women's Fates after the French Revolution
19.99 €
While Napoleon was redrawing the map of Europe, France was erecting the "granite boulder" of the Civil Code—a law that would turn women into eternal minors for an entire century. What were the aspirations, joys, and sorrows of women in a country undergoing such profound changes? What did they think about, what did they dream of? How did they build relationships with men in everyday life?
Drawing on unique archival sources—personal letters, diaries, memoirs—renowned researcher Chantal Prévost examines the destinies of women from a wide range of social classes, from salon owners to humble city dwellers, peasant women, and camp followers. Rosalie Julien, a staunch supporter of the Revolution, attended sessions of the Legislative Assembly and believed in social change. Artist Adélaïde Moitte writes in her diary about current events, argues with the authorities, manages her household, and arranges the engagement of her adopted daughter. The camp follower Ida Saint-Elme wanders Europe for years, following the army, and leaves behind a scandalous biography in eight volumes. From a strict monastic upbringing to the subtleties of salon etiquette, the horrors of childbirth and the hardships of life—this book reveals how the "other sex" survived, loved, and protested in the shadow of the Civil Code.
Drawing on unique archival sources—personal letters, diaries, memoirs—renowned researcher Chantal Prévost examines the destinies of women from a wide range of social classes, from salon owners to humble city dwellers, peasant women, and camp followers. Rosalie Julien, a staunch supporter of the Revolution, attended sessions of the Legislative Assembly and believed in social change. Artist Adélaïde Moitte writes in her diary about current events, argues with the authorities, manages her household, and arranges the engagement of her adopted daughter. The camp follower Ida Saint-Elme wanders Europe for years, following the army, and leaves behind a scandalous biography in eight volumes. From a strict monastic upbringing to the subtleties of salon etiquette, the horrors of childbirth and the hardships of life—this book reveals how the "other sex" survived, loved, and protested in the shadow of the Civil Code.
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