Death comes to the maiden: sex and execution 1431-1933
Auteur :
Naish, Camille
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415623711
Date de publication :
10 oct. 2012
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
710 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1791, the French femme de lettres Olympe de Gouges wrote that 'as women have the right to take their places on the scaffold, they must also have the right to take their seats in government'. This book explores the issues of female emancipation through the history of female execution, from the burning of Joan of Arc in 1431 to the events of the French revolution.