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Death Comes to the Maiden by Camille Naish

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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.

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Death Comes to the Maiden by Camille Naish

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.
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ISBN 13 9780415623711
ISBN 10 0415623715
Title Death Comes to the Maiden
Author Camille Naish
Series Routledge Library Editions: Women's History
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2012-10-10
Number of pages 296
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