Well-behaved women seldom make history
Book • 2007
In this book, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich explores the lives of three women from different historical periods: Christine de Pizan, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Virginia Woolf.
Ulrich argues that these women, who broke with conventional behavior, made significant contributions to history.
The book delves into how the phrase 'Well-behaved women seldom make history,' originally coined by Ulrich in a 1976 academic article, has been interpreted and used in various contexts.
Ulrich emphasizes that history is not just about well-behaved or ill-behaved women, but about who gets noticed and why.
She highlights the importance of recovering the lives of ordinary women and their contributions to history, which have often been overlooked.
Ulrich argues that these women, who broke with conventional behavior, made significant contributions to history.
The book delves into how the phrase 'Well-behaved women seldom make history,' originally coined by Ulrich in a 1976 academic article, has been interpreted and used in various contexts.
Ulrich emphasizes that history is not just about well-behaved or ill-behaved women, but about who gets noticed and why.
She highlights the importance of recovering the lives of ordinary women and their contributions to history, which have often been overlooked.
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