It explores how black women in France itself, the French Caribbean, Gorée, Dakar, Rufisque, and Saint-Louis experienced and reacted to French colonialism and how gendered readings of colonization, decolonization, and social movements cast new light on the history of French colonization and of black France. Read in light of her eventual condemnation by the Revolutionary Tribunal, her words become tragically foresighted: "Woman has the right to mount the Scaffold she must also have that of mounting the Rostrum."īlack French Women and the Struggle for Equality,1848-2016 does not go back as far as the 1789 Revolution, however it is an important work in beginning to address the role of colored French women in a history that always claimed to be color blind. However, none of her contemporaries, neither the Marquis de Condorcet nor Mary Wollstonecraft, published more widely on current affairs, so boldly attempted to extend democratic principles to women, or so clearly related the public and private spheres. Read in isolation in the gender-conscious twenty-first century, de Gouges's Rights of Woman may seem ordinary. Cole highlights the historical context of de Gouges's writing, going beyond the inherent sexism and misogyny of the time in exploring why her work did not receive the reaction or achieve the influential status she had hoped for. Further examination of her work as a playwright suggests that she supported equality not only for women but for slaves as well. By adding a proposed marriage contract to her pamphlet, she sought to turn the ideas of the French Revolution into a concrete way of life for women. Cole compares and contrasts de Gouges's two texts, explaining how the original text was both her model and her foil.
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In Between the Queen and the Cabby, John Cole provides the first full translation of de Gouges's Rights of Woman and the first systematic commentary on its declaration, its attempt to envision a non-marital partnership agreement, and its support for persons of colour. Links to additional online content are included when available. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Because of the ongoing nature of digitization it is always worth searching online for digital copies that may have become available after this guide was compiled. Some titles are cross referenced in other sections of the guide. Where digital copies are available, they are listed under the Digital Resources page of the Guide. The bibliographies in each monograph are also excellent. Because the French Revolution of 1789 is one of the most documented events in the history of the world, this bibliography is only a starting point for further exploration into the role of women during the Revolution.
The primary subject heading followed by a brief select bibliography of items relating to some of the more significant individuals are located under Key Figures in the Revolution. the name and a further category such as-Correspondence (followed by the number of items held in the Library). More well-documented individuals will have more involved subject headings that narrow down the focus, e.g. For individual biographies, memoirs, correspondences and other publications, first identify the subject heading for the individual.
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For further reading on France's colonial territories and related revolutionary movements see the series France overseas: studies in empire and decolonization. Most of the Library's databases are reserved for onsite only access, however if a research visit is possible, there are relevant articles in a variety of languages available. To locate periodicals on the French Revolution search the Library's catalog: France-History-Revolution, 1789-1799-Periodicals. Many of these original documents are held in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division but we encourage the use of the modern editions, available in our general collections, to reduce the wear on delicate materials. A selection of the most notable primary sources is included, usually in modern edition publications, along with any special format collections (such as Revolutionary newspapers).
This bibliography has been separated into three sections: English Language, French Language and Primary Sources. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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