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La Citoyenne, No. 103, décembre 1885
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 103, December, 1885 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1885), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 103, December, 1885 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1885), 4 page(s)
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La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. This issue includes the article “Le vote des célibataires” (“Unmarried Women’s Vote") by Hubertine Auclert. She called for the enfranchisement of single and widowed women. The piece, “Les femmes reçoivent rien parce qu’elles sont rien” (“Women Receive Nothing Because They are Nothing”), called on wealthy women to leave their wealth to causes that aid women in need. The article, “Les elections Anglaises” (“The English Elections”), reported that Helen Taylor, the adopted daughter of John Stuart Mill (Harriet Taylor Mill’s daughter), attempted to run for a political position but was prevented from doing so by the Registering Officer. The pseudonymous author Topsy pointed out that women were allowed to play a role in elections when they served as an ornament for their candidate husbands. The brief notice, “Les institutrices Japonaise” (“Japanese Women Teachers”), announced the arrival in Paris of twelve top Japanese teachers who will be studying the French language during their three-week visit. The piece, “Au pays d’Annam” (“In the Country Annam”), discussed the royal family and court of Annam, focusing especially on the women.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
December 1885, 1885
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Topic / Theme
Women and Development, Peace, International Governance, and International Law, Political and Human Rights, Economic Development, Marital Status, Equal Rights for Women, Social and Cultural Rights, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 105, février 1886
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 105, February, 1886 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 105, February, 1886 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
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La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. This issue includes the article “Les femmes dans l’armée” (“Women in the Army”) by Hubertine Auclert. She argued that the army should hire women to handle clothing and food needs. This would improve the conditions for men serving in the army, while simultaneously providing women with good jobs. The piece, “Jeanne d’Arc de Bulgarie” (“The Bulgarian Joan of Arc”), reported that a German woman, dressed as an officer, fought with the Bulgarian army. The article, “La popularité de Louise Michel” (“Louise Michel’s Popularity”), related the broad popularity of the revolutionary anarchist feminist Louise Michel. The newspaper expressed admiration of her character but disagreed with her revolutionary tactics. The piece, “Le mariage du Congo” (“The Marriage of Congo”), explained a Congolese marriage custom: a man approaches the father of the woman he wants to marry, the father states a price, and then he and the proposed groom negotiate. The short piece, “Sophie de Kropotkine” reported on the wife of the widely-known anarchist Peter (Pierre) Kropotkine, acclaiming her intellect, accomplishments, and appearance.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
February 1886, 1886
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Person Discussed
Louise Michel, 1830-1905
Topic / Theme
Political and Human Rights, Family Rights, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 108, mai 1886
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 108, May, 1886 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 108, May, 1886 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
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La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. In this issue, Auclert publishes her petitions to the Chamber and Senate, in the name of unmarried women as taxpayers and property owners, and protests their lack of representation in the legislature. Other articles concern a scandal involving a deputy and a German “harlot” deported from the country, the women “Don Quixotes” who, like the mistreated Louise Michel, play a role in the Russian revolutionary movement; and the infamous Article 340 of the Napoleonic Code that prohibits paternity suits. Abstract created by Marilyn J. Boxer.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
May 1886, 1886
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Person Discussed
Louise Michel, 1830-1905
Topic / Theme
Political and Human Rights, Peace, International Governance, and International Law, Family Rights, Marital Status, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 110, juillet 1886
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 110, July, 1886 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 110, July, 1886 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
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La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. In this issue, Auclert protests that the “masculine aristocracy” that governs the country is worried about the threat posed by four foreign monarchs resident in France while ignoring the much greater problem of laws of exception that deprive millions of women of their rights of citizenship. Other articles deal with women’s achievements, mostly abroad, as naval officers, scientists and doctors. Abstract created by Marilyn J. Boxer.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
July 1886, 1886
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Topic / Theme
Women and Immigration, Political and Human Rights, Citizenship Rights, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 114, novembre 1886
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
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La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. In this issue, the lead article by “Jeanne Voitout,” a pseudonym meaning "Sees All," complains about the total absence of women among the 43-person commission appointed to organize and oversee the forthcoming Exposition of 1889 and asks for expansion of the group to 50 to include seven women. Auclert also publishes the text of the official response to her petition of the prior May to the Chamber on the rights of unmarried women and pledges to continue petitioning and repetitioning until such rights are won. Abstract created by Marilyn J. Boxer.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
November 1886, 1886
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Topic / Theme
Social Reform and Political Activism, Political and Human Rights, Political Parties and Other Male Dominated Organizations, Suffrage, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 115, décembre 1886
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 115, December, 1886 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 115, December, 1886 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1886), 4 page(s)
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La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. In this issue, Auclert begins by citing a new law that appoints women to the administration of primary education, then asks why if capable of exercising that function, women cannot also be trusted with other governance responsibilities. Other articles concern progress in opening industrial arbitration councils [conseils des prud’hommes] to women and favoring coeducation. Abstract created by Marilyn J. Boxer.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
December 1886, 1886
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Topic / Theme
Work and Class Identity, Women and Education, Political and Human Rights, Trade Unions, Access to Primary Education/Literacy, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 117, février 1887
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 117, February, 1887 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1887), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 117, February, 1887 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1887), 4 page(s)
Description
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. In this issue, Auclert calls for reform of the law that requires wives, even when separated, to obtain the consent of their husbands before undertaking any civil action. Other articles call for opening positions as inspectors in butcheries to women, discuss a play by Alexandre Dumas, fils on male adultery, and report on a Senate discussion of reform of the law on the legal separation of spouses. Abstract created by Marilyn J. Boxer.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
February 1887, 1887
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Topic / Theme
Work and Class Identity, Peace, International Governance, and International Law, Political and Human Rights, Rights to Work, Marital Status, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 120, mai 1887
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 120, May, 1887 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1887), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 120, May, 1887 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1887), 4 page(s)
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La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. This issue includes the article, “La France Africaine” (“African France”), written by Camille (pseudonym of Léon Giraud, who also wrote under Draigu, an acronym of his name). Giraud examined contemporary and historical Algeria, focusing especially on women. He argued that over the centuries Arab society has declined due to the increased subjugation of women. The article also discussed colonization and migration. In “L’Influence Française compromise a Madagascar par l’orgueil masculine” (“France’s Influence in Madagascar is Jeopardized by Masculine Pride”), the pseudonymous writer Liberta reports that France’s Resident General in Madagascar had promised the queen the award of Legion of Honor. However, the chancellors of the Legion of Honor refused to allow the honor to be bestowed on a woman, even a queen whose people considered her a divinity. Liberta accused the Legion of declaring that “masculinity comes before the nation” (“le masculinisme passait avant la patrie”). The article, “Condition de la femme en Russie (Moscovie) avant Pierre le Grand” (“The Condition of Women in Russia [Moscovie] before Peter the Great”), was the last of a multi-part series written by Labussa Slavenko. Slavenko quoted and discussed the writings of the Pope Sylvester (“Sylvestre”), particularly his demands for women’s complete obedience and submission to men.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
May 1887, 1887
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Topic / Theme
Women, Colonization, Empire, and Post Coloniality, Women and Religion, Political and Human Rights, Colonization and Empire, Male Religious Authorities, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 122, juillet 1887
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 122, July, 1887 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1887), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 122, July, 1887 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1887), 4 page(s)
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La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. This issue includes the article “L’incurie masculine” (“Masculine Carelessness”) by Hubertine Auclert. She criticized male governmental authorities for their decision to supply poor parts of the city with water from the Seine, when spring water had run short. It resulted in a rise in typhoid fever. Auclert contended that male authorities prioritized trivial issues over public health, which, she argued, women would not do. The piece “Femme et reine” (“Woman and Queen”) discussed Queen Victoria of Britain on the fiftieth anniversary of her reign, pointing out how successful a female monarch has been and criticizing France for its lack of women rulers. The article, “Le costume” (“Clothing”), examined the oppressiveness of women’s clothing in many cultures. The piece “La reine d’Honolulu” (“The Queen of Honolulu”) reported that Kapiolani, the Queen of the Sandwich Islands (Hawai’i), was in England for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Celebration. The short article explained Kapiolani’s popularity and effectiveness.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
July 1887, 1887
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Person Discussed
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1819-1901
Topic / Theme
Indigenous Women, Women and Sexuality, Birth Control, and Health, Political and Human Rights, Indigenous Women and Dress, Health Rights, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Hawaiians, English, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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La Citoyenne, No. 123, aout 1887
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 123, August, 1887 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1887), 4 page(s)
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped...
edited by Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914, in La Citoyenne, No. 123, August, 1887 (Paris, Ile-de-France: La Citoyenne, 1887), 4 page(s)
Description
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to addres...
La Citoyenne was a French feminist newspaper, founded, funded, and edited by Hubertine Auclert, with the primary aim of promoting women’s suffrage. Auclert, the leader of France’s fledgling suffrage movement from 1880 to her death in 1914, lived in Algeria from 1888-1892. This experience intensified and shaped her already existing interest in the colony. La Citoyenne, published from 1881-1891, was the first French feminist newspaper to address questions of empire. This issue includes the article “Le fédération de 1889 et les femmes” (“The Federation of 1889 and Women”) by Hubertine Auclert. She criticized the male governmental authorities for calling for the formation of committees to plan celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, while the ideals of the revolution had been betrayed by keeping women disenfranchised. The piece, “Un college des filles” (“A Girls’ College”), reported that England has four university colleges for women, two at Cambridge and two at Oxford. The short article, “Le cadeau du Shah” (“The Shah’s Gift”), told the story of a gift (diamond necklace) that the Shah of Persia had given the wife of the President of the Republic. In the piece, “Les femmes et le Franc-Maçonnerie” (“Women and Free-Masonry”), the article reported on a Free-Masons’ meeting that included many women. La Citoyenne reprinted a piece from Lettres algériennes in the newspaper Petit Journal. The reprint, “Scènes d’Afrique” (“African Scenes”), related the writer’s encounter with a worn-down young woman, as the writer traveled by train. In the “Echos” column, a brief section beginning “Chez les Afghans” (“In the land of the Afghans”) explained that Afghan fathers sold their daughters in marriage, but the leader Seid Ahmed had issued a declaration abolishing the practice.
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Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Periodical issue
Contributor
Hubertine Auclert, 1848-1914
Date Published / Released
August 1887, 1887
Publisher
La Citoyenne
Series
La Citoyenne
Topic / Theme
French Revolution, 1789-1799, Women and Religion, Peace, International Governance, and International Law, Political and Human Rights, Religious Leadership and Religious Activism, Marital Status, Social and Cultural Rights, Equal Rights for Women, Afghans, Persian, French, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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