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Disruptive Acts

by Mary Louise Roberts

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An analysis of changing gender roles in late 19th/early 20th century France, emphasizing areas — theater, journalism — in which New Women could more easily perform traditional male behaviors.

FeminismHistoryInfluenceIntellectual lifeSex roleBernhardt, sarah, 1844-1923Dreyfus, alfred, 1859-1935France, intellectual lifeDuras, marguerite, 1914-1996France, history, 19th century