Women in European History

Gisela Bock is Professor of Western European History at the Free University of Berlin. She has published numerous books and articles on the history of women, including studies on gender relations in the modern welfare states, female poverty, women under National Socialism, and the European debates on gender relations.Allison Brown has been a freelance translator of scholarly books and essays, largely in the fields of history and the social and political sciences, especially women's and cultural studies, since 1988. She has studied linguistics and German studies, and has an M.A. in translation science.

"Bock looks at issues such as marriage, women's roles in the French and Industrial Revolutions, the nature and definition of the family, women and the welfare state, the Nazi regime, and the women's movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book succeeds in synthesizing a substantial amount of comparative gender and cultural history over a considerable time span. And to Bock's credit, she strikes a good balance between factual information and biography... there is much food for thought" Lori Williamson, Open University "Bock offers interesting insights into class, race, and gender...Her treatment of the divisive legislation is sophisticated and nuanced." Mary Kinnear, University of Manitoba - Canadian Journal of History "... A welcome addition to ... women's history in Europe.This is a stimulating book." Reviews

• Series Editor’s Preface viiPreface ix1 Querelle des femmes: A European Gender Dispute 1The Dignity of Man and the Dignity of Woman 2Misogamy and Misogyny; Philogamy and Philogyny 14The Power of Fathers, the Power of Men, the Power of Women 272 The French Revolution: The Dispute is Resumed 32Hopes 33Rights of Man and Rights of Woman 41Amazons and Counter-revolutionaries 55Napoleon and the Revolution in Europe 62Nocturnal Intrigues 783 Challenging Boundaries: A Third Gender Dispute 82Changing Debates and Language 84No Angels in the House: Ideals and Realities 93Old and New Labour 99Pre-Pioneers and Pioneers of the Women’s Movement 108A Social Movement 1164 From the Social to the Political 127National and Transnational Movements 128Equal because Different: The Political Discourse of Suffragism 137First-comers and Late-comers: European Paths to Women’s Suffrage 145Citizenship and Mother’s Rights 156Social Policies for and against Women 1685 Between Extremes 174Female Citizens and the New Woman 175Maternity and Paternity in the Welfare State 181Paths Leading to Dictatorship: The Political and the Private 189National Socialism and Race Policy 206War and Genocide in Europe 2186 Civil, Political and Social Rights: A New Gender Debate 233Liberty and Equality 235The Longest Revolution 245History, Mind and Gender 256Notes 265Bibliography 280Index 291