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Why Weren't They Feminists?
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Abstract This article examines the responses of Parisian noble women to campaigns for women's rights in France of the early Third Republic. The methodology of the article is based on the works of Pierre Bourdieu. His concept of the habitus is used to analyse the effects of class and gender in noble women's a... view more
This article examines the responses of Parisian noble women to campaigns for women's rights in France of the early Third Republic. The methodology of the article is based on the works of Pierre Bourdieu. His concept of the habitus is used to analyse the effects of class and gender in noble women's attitudes to French feminisms before the First World War. The conditioning of Parisian noble women explains their resistance, indeed often outspoken opposition, to feminists' demands. These female aristocrats supported their own oppression within a social order governed by the state, the scientific and medical establishments, the expectations of family, and the Catholic Church of the time.... view less
Free Keywords
Bourdieu; feminisms; France; 19th-century Europe; noble women; women's emancipation movements;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 127-140
Journal
European Journal of Women's Studies, 14 (2007) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506807075818
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)