Blessed Motherhood, Bitter Fruit : Nelly Roussel and the Politics of Female Pain in Third Republic France.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Nelly Roussel, "Contemporary of the Future" -- 1 Conversion Experiences -- 2 Mother and Missionary: The Ideological Foundations of an Unorthodox Feminism -- 3 The Making and Marketing of a Spectacular Apostle -- 4 The Public and Private Politics of Female Self-Sacrifice: Audience Reception -- 5 Pathologies and Persecutions -- 6 The Great War: Pacifism, Censorship, and the Disease of a "Weary, Wounded Heart" -- 7 Last Battles: Words of Combat, Hope, and Pain -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations.

She tells the story of a woman whose life and work spanned a historical moment when womanhood was being redefined by the acceptance of a woman's sexuality as distinct from her biological, reproductive role--a development that is still causing controversy today.

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