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The visual culture of women's activism in London, Paris and beyond : an analytical art history, 1860 to the present
Title
The visual culture of women's activism in London, Paris and beyond : an analytical art history, 1860 to the present / Colleen Denney.
ISBN
9781476671376
1476671370
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Physical Description
vii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary
"This study examines the domains of public and private space--and the interstices between them--with a focus how women advance in the public arena drawing on the domestic politics of private in their drive for social justice and equality. The author examines the visual culture of first-wave feminists in Edwardian England and feminist developments in France." "-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 07, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: raise your banner high!
Les femmes ennuyøes : bored women in European culture; presaging a Call to Action
"Not only perfect patriot but perfect woman" : the evocation of Joan of Arc in suffrage England
Bodica : patriotic woman leader, mother, and resistant
Allegory in suffrage propaganda : Britannia, liberty, and justice
Epilogue: from the hammer to the fist : march, process, progress, and protest
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