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French Socialism and Sexual Difference

Women and the New Society, 1803-44

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Susan K. Grogan

    1. Department of History, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 1-19

  3. Charles Fourier and the Nature of Women

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 20-41

  4. Charles Fourier and the Roles of Women

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 42-66

  5. The Saint-Simonians Discover ‘Woman’, 1803-1829

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 67-81

  6. The Saint-Simonians Define Women’s Social Roles

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 82-106

  7. The ‘New Moral Law’ and Women’s Sexual Roles

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 107-130

  8. The ‘New Moral Law’, the Family and Motherhood

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 131-154

  9. Flora Tristan and the Moral Superiority of Women

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 155-174

  10. Flora Tristan, Socialism and the ‘Reign of Women’

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 175-191

  11. Conclusion

    • Susan K. Grogan
    Pages 192-226

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 227-249
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This study explores the meanings ascribed to sexual difference in the theories of Charles Fourier, the Saint-Simonians and Flora Tristan. Their concept of 'the feminine' as a moral force justified a wide range of social roles for women. In addition, 'the feminine' became a symbol of the harmony and co-operation envisaged for the future. The study shows that, while these socialists challenged contemporary sex-role definitions, the new distinctions which they created nevertheless circumscribed the possibilities for female 'liberty'.

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  • Department of History, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    Susan K. Grogan

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