Examining the Bronte sisters and their background, and providing a historical and political context for reading their work, this "Preface "summarizes the principal critical attitudes taken towards the Brontes in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Their principal influences and constraints are examined, together with the key texts - "Jane Eyre Villette", "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", "Wuthering Heights and "Emily Bronte's poetry. A concluding reference section offers brief biographies and a listing of original manuscripts and collections.

A Preface to the Brontes (Preface Books)

Literature & Fiction

Gordon, Felicia

History & Criticism

Longman

A Preface to the Brontes

British & Irish

Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd

This is a biographical study of one of the most remarkable women in early 20th-century France - Madeleine Pelletier. Her career as a practising doctor, psychiatrist and birth-control advocate also encompassed a commitment to the socialist and feminist cause. Throughout her life she challenged the values of male-dominated society, in the areas of politics, anthropology, psychiatry, sexuality and contraception. A prolific writer and pamphleteer, Pelletier corresponded with most of the leading feminists and socialists of her day, making frequent visits to international feminist conferences including post-revolutionary Russia. This biography focuses on her rise within the French Socialist party, on her efforts to make women's suffrage a socialist priority, and on the circle of feminists whom she worked and corresponded. Gordon's research has uncovered much hitherto unstudied material, including an unpublished memoir, many letters and police records. The result is a portrait of a woman whose life and feminist analysis anticipates that of late 20th-century feminists.

The integral feminist--Madeleine Pelletier, 1874-1939: Feminism, socialism, and medicine (Feminist perspectives)

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Polity Press

The Integral Feminist: Madeleine Pelletier, 1874-1939 : Feminism, Socialism and Medicine (FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Univ of Minnesota Pr

<p>This is a biographical study of one of the most remarkable women in early 20th-century France - Madeleine Pelletier. Her career as a practising doctor, psychiatrist and birth-control advocate also encompassed a commitment to the socialist and feminist cause. Throughout her life she challenged the values of male-dominated society, in the areas of politics, anthropology, psychiatry, sexuality and contraception. A prolific writer and pamphleteer, Pelletier corresponded with most of the leading feminists and socialists of her day, making frequent visits to international feminist conferences including post-revolutionary Russia. This biography focuses on her rise within the French Socialist party, on her efforts to make women's suffrage a socialist priority, and on the circle of feminists whom she worked and corresponded. Gordon's research has uncovered much hitherto unstudied material, including an unpublished memoir, many letters and police records. The result is a portrait of a woman whose life and feminist analysis anticipates that of late 20th-century feminists.</p>

The Integral Feminist: Madeleine Pelletier, 1874-1939 : Feminism, Socialism and Medicine (Feminist Perspectives)

<p>A compilation of writings by five key figures in French political thought and women's rights. Selections are excerpted from journals, letters, and diaries as well as published material, and are introduced by biographical and historical overviews linking the writers to contemporary feminist and socialist debates. For students and scholars of women's studies and modern French history. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.</p>

Early French Feminisms, 1830–1940: A Passion for Liberty

Cross, Máire

Edward Elgar Publishing

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