The emerging female citizen gender and enlightenment in Spain /
Theresa Ann Smith.
- Berkeley, [Calif. ; London : University of California Press, (c)2006.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 309 pages) : illustrations.
- Studies on the history of society and culture ; 53 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Developing ideologies of citizenship -- The woman question -- Admitted equals: art and letters -- On equal terms?: membership in the economic society -- Enacting citizenship -- Negotiating a female public: writers and reformers -- Public works: female citizens as mothers and workers -- Between reason and passion: citizenship in translation.
In analysing the meaning of women's presence in these diverse centres of the Enlightenment, Smith offers a new interpretation of the dynamic relationships among political discourse, social action, and gender ideologies.