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1 online resource (xii, 241 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Femina, La vie heureuse and the invention of the femme moderne -- Chères lectrices : Cinderella powder, poet queens and the woman reader -- Beyond the bluestocking : images of work-life balance in the Belle Epoque -- The 'oriental' authoress : Myriam Harry and Lucie Delarue-Mardrus -- The writer writes back -- A new man for the new woman? : Belle Epoque literary feminism and the French marriage plot -- Jean Lorrain's women's magazine : Emma Bovary meets celebrity culture -- A Belle Epoque media storm : Marcelle Tinayre and the Legion of Honor -- Conclusion : imagining the académicienne. |
| Summary |
At once deeply historical and surprisingly timely, Having it All in the Belle Epoque shows how the debates that continue to captivate high-achieving women in America and Europe can be traced back to the early 1900s in France. The first two photographic magazines aimed at women, Femina and La Vie Heureuse created a female role model who could balance age-old convention with new equalities. Often referred to simply as the ""modern woman, "" this captivating figure embodied the hopes and dreams as well as the most pressing internal conflicts of large numbers of French wom. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women's periodicals, French -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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Women's periodicals, French. |
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France. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
French literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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French literature -- Women authors. |
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Feminist literature -- France -- History and criticism.
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Feminist literature. |
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Feminism -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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Feminism. |
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Femininity in literature.
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Femininity in literature. |
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Women in literature.
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Women in literature. |
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Femininity in art.
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Femininity in art. |
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Women in art.
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Women in art. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Subject |
Feminism. |
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Women's movement. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Mesch, Rachel. Having It All in the Belle Epoque : How French Women's Magazines Invented the Modern Woman. Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, ©2013 9780804784245 |
| ISBN |
9780804787130 (electronic book) |
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0804787131 (electronic book) |
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0804784248 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780804784245 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780804784245 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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