Out of the Shadows: Women and Politics in the French Revolution, 1789-95

by Shirley Elson-Roessler

Overview

Named an Outstanding Academic Book for 1997 by CHOICE.
Out of the Shadows demonstrates the importance of the role of women in the French Revolution. It traces the growth of female political awareness and depicts the determination of women of the working class to participate in the life of the new nation despite their government's obstinate denial of the rights of citizenship. The author examines in detail the grassroots involvement of women in the affairs of the country right up until the avalanche of repressive legislation passed in the spring of 1795.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780820440125
Publisher:	Lang, Peter Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/01/1996
Series:	Studies in Modern European History , #14
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	275
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	1470L (what's this?)

About the Author

The Author: Shirley Elson Roessler received her doctorate in modern European history from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in 1991. Her fields of expertise include the history of France in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with particular emphasis on the era of the French Revolution. She is currently Visiting Assistant Professor in the University of Alberta's Department of History and Classics.

Table of Contents

	Map of Paris (1790)	x
	Introduction	1
Chapter I.	The October Days	7
	From Paris to Versailles	7
	In the National Assembly	23
	The Women Capture their King	27
Chapter II.	Women and Revolutionary Politics	49
	Women and the Clubs	49
	Olympe de Gouges and Theroigne de Mericourt	63
	The Second Sex in the Second City	90
Chapter III.	Societe Des Citoyennes Republicaines Revolutionnaires	101
	Origins	101
	The Citoyennes Against the Girondins	113
	The Summer of '93	125
	The Mountain Against the Citoyennes	146
Chapter IV.	The Year III	163
	Introduction	163
	Germinal	170
	Prairial	179
	Conclusion	195
	Appendix	201
	Notes	213
	Bibliography	245
	Index	261

Editorial Reviews

«Roessler's well-written, nicely organized, and thoroughly researched study attempts to fill in many gaps concerning the activities of women during the course of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1795 ...Both scholarly and a delight to read, this study will benefit French Revolution scholars and general readers alike. Highly recommended.» (G.C. Bond, Choice)

From the Publisher

"Roessler's well-written, nicely organized, and thoroughly researched study attempts to fill in many gaps concerning the activities of women during the course of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1795. Both scholarly and a delight to read, this study will benefit French Revolution scholars and general readers alike. Highly recommended." (March 1997)

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