Rousseau's daughters
Subtitle: domesticity, education, and autonomy in modern France
By: Jennifer J. Popiel.
Series: Becoming modern: new nineteenth-century studies
Publisher: University of New Hampshire Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Durham, N.H
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781584657323
Subjects: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, -- 1712-1778; Motherhood -- France -- History -- 19th century; Child rearing -- France -- History -- 19th century; Sex discrimination against women -- France -- History -- 19th century
Description: "In this blend of history, education, and material culture, Jennifer L. Popiel examines ideological and cultural shifts in French child rearing and maternity from pre-Revolutionary France to 1833. She shows how ideals promoted in Rousseau's educational treatise Emile (1762) anchored women more firmly in private life by emphasizing their critical role in their children's early education and development."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.