In this episode Kelsie and Brooke learn from Dr. Jack Gronau about women in French Imperialism looking at their complex role and standing. The era of new imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries is often discussed as a male-centric endeavor for resources, markets, and global prestige. However, as he explains, women are central to this topic, particularly feminists and women in civil society organizations. Gronau is a professor at Northeastern University. His dissertation was on this topic, titled, “French Women but not Citizens: Colonial Emigration, Imperial Prostitution, and the Colonial Press of French Feminists, 1897-1962." It explores how French feminists participated in the imperial project, both in the colonies and metropole, and how the empire influenced French feminism. Join us!

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