| Author |
Auclert, Hubertine, 1848-1914 |
| Title |
Les femmes au gouvernail
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| Original Publication |
Paris: Marcel Giard, 1923.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
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| Summary |
"Les Femmes au Gouvernail" by Hubertine Auclert is a feminist treatise written in the early 20th century. The book advocates for women's rights and participation in government, highlighting the societal inequalities that women face due to laws and traditions favoring men. Auclert calls for a reformation of the political landscape to include women, arguing that their involvement would bring practical wisdom and economic awareness to governance. The opening of the treatise addresses the reader directly, correcting typographical errors from the original while emphasizing Auclert's continued fight for gender equality beyond her lifetime. It introduces the central theme of the text: advocating for women's involvement in politics to rectify the injustices they endure under patriarchal laws. Auclert's work is presented as a passionate plea for justice, equality, and the recognition of women's contributions, both socially and politically, setting a tone of urgency and determination for the discussions that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
French |
| LoC Class |
HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
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| Subject |
Women
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| Subject |
France -- History -- Third Republic, 1870-1940
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
72151 |
| Release Date |
Nov 17, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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