{"product_id":"blessed-motherhood-bitter-fruit-nelly-roussel-and-the-politics-of-female-pain-in-third-republic-france-9780801884047","title":"Blessed Motherhood Bitter Fruit Nelly Roussel and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe tells the story of a woman whose life and work spanned a historical moment when womanhood was being redefined by the acceptance of a woman's sexuality as distinct from her biological, reproductive role-a development that is still causing controversy today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA top pick for any definitive women's history collection. California Bookwatch 2006 Accampo's biography is to be recommended for offering a wealth of information on a fascinating figure on the margins of the women's movement. -- Alison S. Fell Modern and Contemporary France 2007 Provides insightful analysis... Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above. Choice 2007 An exceptionally engaging, comprehensively researched, and finely crafted study. A significant contribution. -- Carolyn J. Eichner American Historical Review 2007 Well organized and enjoyable to read. -- Holger H. Herwig Canadian Journal of History 2007 A deeply engaging and well-researched biography of French feminist and birth-control advocate Nelly Roussel... It should be of great interest to feminist scholars and French historians, and its thoughtful examination of the cultural politics of female pain and suffering also offers valuable insights to historians of medicine. Journal of Historical Biography 2009 Masterful... offers a weaving of personal and political that at times is breathtaking. Copious correspondence between Roussel and her husband, family, friends, and colleagues allows Accampo to plumb the spaces in which private and public lives overlapped, sometimes uncomfortably. French Politics, Culture, and Society 2009 We have Accampo to thank for recovering Roussel's life and work in this engaging biography. -- Sarah A. Curtis Journal of the History of Sexuality 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Nelly Roussel, \"Contemporary of the Future\"\u003cbr\u003e1. Conversion Experiences\u003cbr\u003e2. Mother and Missionary: The Ideological Foundations of an Unorthodox Feminism\u003cbr\u003e3. The Making and Marketing of a Spectacular Apostle\u003cbr\u003e4. The Public and Private Politics of Female Self-Sacrifice: Audience Reception\u003cbr\u003e5. Pathologies and Persecutions\u003cbr\u003e6. The Great War: Pacifism, Censorship, and the Disease of a \"Weary, Wounded Heart\"\u003cbr\u003e7. Last Battles: Words of Combat, Hope, and Pain\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405203251543,"sku":"9780801884047","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801884047.jpg?v=1730489094","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blessed-motherhood-bitter-fruit-nelly-roussel-and-the-politics-of-female-pain-in-third-republic-france-9780801884047","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}