The integral feminist--Madeleine Pelletier, 1874-1939

Description

The most in-depth piece of work on radical and socialist feminist, Doctor Madeleine Pelletier. In this biography Gordon charts Pelletier's life from her childhood in relative poverty to her death in a Parisian psychiatric hospital. In the interim Gordon follows Pelletier's extraordinary journey in which she was one of the first qualified female doctors ion France. She also introduces the reader to Pelletier's research in anthropology and psychiatry, her radical political action, her feminism and her cross-dressing.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Feminist perspectives

Other Editions

• The integral feminist--Madeleine Pelletier, 1874-1939: feminism, socialism, and medicineUniversity of Minnesota Press1990-01-01
• Spinning Like a Peerie (Large Print)HardcoverG K Hall & Co1989-01-01
• The integral feminist--Madeleine Pelletier, 1874-1939Polity Press1990-01-01
• The Integral Feminist: Madeleine Pelletier, 1874-1939HardcoverUniv of Minnesota Pr1991-01-01
• The Integral Feminist: Madeleine Pelletier, 1874-1939PaperbackUniv of Minnesota Pr1991-05-01