Physical Culture & Body Beautiful (Hardcover, New)

In examining the course of the debate between the philosophies of Rousseau and Wollstonecraft in the first seventy years of the nineteenth century, several important conclusions have been reached. First, a much more diverse spectrum of women's exercise existed in the antebellum era than is currently described in modern historical texts. Second, several exercise systems had significant links to an ideal of womanhood - called in this text Majestic Womanhood - which directly competed with the prevailing construct of the ideology of True Womanhood articulated by historian Barbara Welter. Third, purposive training mattered in the lives of American women influencing them physically, intellectually, and emotionally. In many instances this training empowered women to step beyond the confines of their separate sphere of domestic duty and involve themselves in the world outside their homes.

General

Imprint:	Mercer University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1999
First published:	June 1999
Authors:	Jan Todd
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-86554-561-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Fitness & diet > Exercise & workout books > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-86554-561-8
Barcode:	9780865545618

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