Women in 19th-century French art were represented as victims of a harsh urban working-class life. This book offers the argument that this representation obscure

The first monograph to examine the depiction of reading women in French art of the early Third Republic, Women Readers in French Painting 1870-1890 evaluates th

The first monograph to examine the depiction of reading women in French art of the early Third Republic, Women Readers in French Painting 1870-1890 evaluates th

This collection offers new perspectives on the lives of eight famous women in nineteenth century France. Their stories are used as a starting point through whic

Over the past years, studies have begun not only to identify the factors that impeded the full participation of women artists in French cultural life, such as w