Women in France Since 1789 : The Meanings of Difference (Paperback)

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction: The French Revolution and Gender Politics: Creating a World of Difference.- PART I: THE SOCIAL STRUCTURES OF DIFFERENCE: THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY GENDER ORDER.- Elite Women.- Urban Working Women.- Peasant Women.- PART II: SEX AND CITIZENSHIP, 1804-1914.- Women, Politics and Citizenship, 1804-52.- Women and the Creation of the Republic, 1852-1914.- PART III: WOMEN IN THE ERA OF THE GREAT WARS, 1890-1944.- 'New Women' in the Era of the Great War, 1890-1930.- Taking Sides: Women in the 1930s.- Vichy France: Reviving the 'Natural Woman', 1940-44.- PART IV: TRANSFORMATIONS AND CONTINUITIES, 1945-2003.- From the Liberation to 'Women's Liberation', 1945-75.- The Politics of 'Women's Place' since 1975.- Conclusion.- Suggestions for Further Reading.- Index.