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1 online resource (xiv, 258 pages) : illustrations |
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Introduction: A Tale of Imperial Feminism -- First Woman Explorer of Africa: The 1891 Expedition -- The Caravan Trek to Kilimanjaro -- Self-Discovery -- Forging a Feminine Colonial Method -- Sex and the Sultans -- Confessions of a White Queen -- Agent for Empire: Interventions in Central and West Africa, 1903-1908 -- An Imperial Spy in the Congo -- A Plantation Mistress in Liberia -- Feminist for a New Generation: Mastering Femininity in 1920s America -- Taking Feminism on the Road -- Masquerading as the Subject of Feminism -- The Queen, the Sheik, the Sultana, and the Female Spectator -- Conclusion: The White Queen in the Mirror, or Reflections on the Construction of White Feminist Identity |
| Summary |
Tracey Jean Boisseau's reading of the "White Queen" (which refers to May French-Sheldon's 1891 expedition to East Africa) connects popular notions of American feminism, American national identity, and the reorientation of Euro-American imperialism at the turn of the century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-249) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Sheldon, Mary French, 1847-1936.
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Sheldon, Mary French, 1847-1936 fast |
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Sheldon, Mary French. swd |
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Feminists -- United States -- Biography
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Women explorers -- Africa -- Biography
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Nationalism and feminism -- United States
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Feminism -- United States -- History
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Imperialism.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory.
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Feminism
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Feminists
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Imperialism
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Nationalism and feminism
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Women explorers
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Feminismus
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Feminisme.
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Ontdekkingsreizigers.
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Africa
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0253111021 |
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9780253111029 |
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0253343895 |
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9780253343895 |
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0253216699 |
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9780253216694 |
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1282071335 |
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9781282071339 |
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9786612071331 |
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6612071338 |
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