Blessed Motherhood, Bitter Fruit: Nelly Roussel and the Politics of Female Pain in Third Republic France

by Elinor A. Accampo

Book Overview

Nelly Roussel (1878-1922)--the first feminist spokeswoman for birth control in Europe--challenged both the men of early twentieth-century France, who sought to preserve the status quo, and the women who aimed to change it. She delivered her messages through public lectures, journalism, and theater, dazzling audiences with her beauty, intelligence, and disarming wit. She did so within the context of a national depopulation crisis caused by the confluence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801884047
• ISBN13: 9780801884047
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"