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Blessed Motherhood, Bitter Fruit

Hardcover • 2006 • English

Blessed Motherhood, Bitter Fruit

By Elinor Accampo

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About the book

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 of low birth rates, the rise of internationa...Show more

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ISBN

9780801884047

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Blessed Motherhood, Bitter Fruit

Format

Hardcover

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