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Book SynopsisCitoyennes and Icaria is the historical account of Citoyennes'' quest for full equality in seven Icarian colonies in America, between the years 1848 and 1898. Their requests for equal opportunities and rights were dismissed by the male Assembly. In response, the Citoyennes told the governing body that they would not be silenced by a sentiment of equality. Icaria was a community where everyone shared all goods in common. It was premised on imaginative depictions in a utopian novel, Voyage en Icaria by Étienne Cabet (1840). Women and men were obliged to marry. No dowry was necessary, for the state provided housing, food, material goods, medical care, funded modern research, and lifelong security for all. Like men, women were educated and could become professionals, even doctors or priestesses. In the novel, the community goals took fifty years to realize. The Icarians who came to America worked towards the book''s principled social aims. The first immigration left for America shortly b
Trade ReviewGarno....documents 'their extraordinary efforts to realize gender equality in an Icarian community.... [And highlights] gender problems that tested the group's cohesion before and after their arrival in America.' The author presents the unique experiences of these 19th-century utopian seekers and suggests reasons for their quest's demise. Readers might be inspired to once again consult Edward Bellamy'sLooking Backward. Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. Upper-division graduates and above. -- P.D. Travis, Texas Woman's University * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 1847: Icariennes Chapter 2 1848: From Icarienne to Citoyenne Chapter 3 Fire-Brands-Dissidents-Faithful Chapter 4 'Violent' Maternal Protests Chapter 5 The Citoyennes Defeat the in a 'Delicate' War Chapter 6 Red 'Mariannes' Chapter 7 Guerre `a mort (War to Death) Chapter 8 Loyalist Reconsiderations Chapter 9 A Pastoral Interlude Chapter 10 Equal Rights "Without Distinctions of Sex" Chapter 11 The Pacific Revolution Chapter 12 Counter-Revolution: Icaria's Finale Chapter 13 Appendixes A, B, C, D Chapter 14 Bibliography Chapter 15 Index
