Women in 19th-Century France

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

In this course, we will study the lives of women of different classes in nineteenth-century France. We will look at topics from marriage, divorce, and adultery to motherhood, fashion, and prostitution. Through the study of historical, cultural, sociological, and literary texts, we will gain an understanding of how the lives of women changed and developed over the course of the century. The course will be conducted entirely in French.