Flora Tristan

Máire Fedelma Cross (University of Newcastle upon Tyne)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Grace Moore (University of Otago)

Dates

Born 7 Apr 1803
Died 14 Nov 1844
Activity 1830-1844

Places

Born in France
Active in England; France

Cultural Identities

Feminist

Resources

He [Napoleon] substituted his prejudices and tyrannical instincts for the liberal principles of republican legislation; he transformed marriage into servitude […] his armies of soldiers and public servanats were under the surveillance of a secret police force made up of thousands of agents … there was censorship everywhere … nobody enjoyed any independence. London Journal (translated by Jean Hawkes), pp. 189–90

The greatest misfortune for women comes from their idleness or from the fact that because of their poor education they can only follow frivolous and ephemeral occupations. Necessite de faire bon accueil aux femmes étrangères …

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Citation: Cross, Máire Fedelma. "Flora Tristan". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 December 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5208, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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