Women in France since 1789
Subtitle: the meanings of difference
By: Susan K. Foley.
Series: European studies series; European studies series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Women -- France -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Women -- France -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Sex role -- France -- History -- 19th century; Sex role -- France -- History -- 20th century
Description: This work studies the lives of French women between 1804, when the civil code enshrined their legal inequality to men, and the present. It examines the impact of changing ideas about gender on women's social and political roles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.