Bock offers interesting insights into class, race, and gender...Her treatment of the divisive legislation is sophisticated and nuanced. Mary Kinnear, University of Manitoba - Canadian Journal of History
... A welcome addition to ... women's history in Europe.This is a stimulating book. Reviews
Allison Brown has been a freelance translator of scholarly books and essays, largely in the fields of history and the social and political sciences, especially women's and cultural studies, since 1988. She has studied linguistics and German studies, and has an M.A. in translation science.
Series Editor's Preface vii
Preface ix
1 Querelle des femmes: A European Gender Dispute 1
The Dignity of Man and the Dignity of Woman 2
Misogamy and Misogyny; Philogamy and Philogyny 14
The Power of Fathers, the Power of Men, the Power of Women 27
2 The French Revolution: The Dispute is Resumed 32
Hopes 33
Rights of Man and Rights of Woman 41
Amazons and Counter-revolutionaries 55
Napoleon and the Revolution in Europe 62
Nocturnal Intrigues 78
3 Challenging Boundaries: A Third Gender Dispute 82
Changing Debates and Language 84
No Angels in the House: Ideals and Realities 93
Old and New Labour 99
Pre-Pioneers and Pioneers of the Women's Movement 108
A Social Movement 116
4 From the Social to the Political 127
National and Transnational Movements 128
Equal because Different: The Political Discourse of Suffragism 137
First-comers and Late-comers: European Paths to Women's Suffrage 145
Citizenship and Mother's Rights 156
Social Policies for and against Women 168
5 Between Extremes 174
Female Citizens and the New Woman 175
Maternity and Paternity in the Welfare State 181
Paths Leading to Dictatorship: The Political and the Private 189
National Socialism and Race Policy 206
War and Genocide in Europe 218
6 Civil, Political and Social Rights: A New Gender Debate 233
Liberty and Equality 235
The Longest Revolution 245
History, Mind and Gender 256
Notes 265
Bibliography 280
Index 291