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White queen : May French-Sheldon and the imperial origins of American feminist identity
- Title
- White queen : May French-Sheldon and the imperial origins of American feminist identity / Tracey Jean Boisseau.
- Author
- Boisseau, Tracey Jean.
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HQ1413.S43 B65 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 258 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- Sheldon, Mary French, 1847-1936
- Sheldon, Mary French, 1847-1936
- Sheldon, Mary French
- Feminists > United States > Biography
- Women explorers > Africa > Biography
- Nationalism and feminism > United States
- Feminism > United States > History
- Imperialism
- Feminism
- Feminists
- Nationalism and feminism
- Women explorers
- Feminismus
- Feminisme
- Ontdekkingsreizigers
- Africa
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-249) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: A Tale of Imperial Feminism -- First Woman Explorer of Africa: The 1891 Expedition -- The Caravan Trek to Kilimanjaro -- Self-Discovery -- Forging a Feminine Colonial Method -- Sex and the Sultans -- Confessions of a White Queen -- Agent for Empire: Interventions in Central and West Africa, 1903-1908 -- An Imperial Spy in the Congo -- A Plantation Mistress in Liberia -- Feminist for a New Generation: Mastering Femininity in 1920s America -- Taking Feminism on the Road -- Masquerading as the Subject of Feminism -- The Queen, the Sheik, the Sultana, and the Female Spectator -- Conclusion: The White Queen in the Mirror, or Reflections on the Construction of White Feminist Identity.
- ISBN
- 0253343895
- 9780253343895
- 0253216699
- 9780253216694
- LCCN
- 2003023181
- OCLC
- ocm53443008
- 53443008
- SCSB-1330066
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library