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The Woman Question in France, 1400–1870 (New Studies in European History) by Offen, Karen (author) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Woman Question in France, 1400–1870 (New Studies in European History) about?
This is a revolutionary reinterpretation of the French past from the early fifteenth century to the establishment of the Third Republic, focused on public challenges and defenses of masculine hierarchy in relations between women and men. Karen Offen surveys heated exchanges around women's 'influence'; their exclusion from 'authority'; the increasing prominence of biomedical thinking and population issues; concerns about education, intellect, and the sexual politics of knowledge; and the politics
Who reads The Woman Question in France, 1400–1870 (New Studies in European History)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Offen, Karen (author)
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781316638422
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Gender Studies
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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