1st Edition
Suzanne No� Cosmetic Surgery, Feminism and Beauty in Early Twentieth-Century France
By Paula J. Martin
Copyright 2014
170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
by
Routledge
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Working at the forefront of cosmetic surgery at the turn of the twentieth century, Dr Suzanne Noël was both a pioneer in her medical field and a firm believer in the advancement of women. Today her views on the benefits of aesthetic surgery to women may seem at odds with her feminist principles, but by placing Noël in the context of turn-of-the-century French culture, this book is able to... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 La Belle Époque: Paris, Medical School and a Young Suzanne Noël (1878–1914); Chapter 2 Personal Disasters, World War I, and “Broken Faces” (1914–1930); Chapter 3 Cosmetic Surgery: “A Boon to Women” in a French Beauty Culture; Chapter 4 Suzanne: Liberal Feminist, and Yet Politely Radical; Chapter 5 Suzanne Noël, Godmother of Soroptimist International; Chapter 6 A Female Plastic Surgeon and Innovative Pioneer; Chapter 7 Noël’s Legacy: A Life Dedicated to Others;
Biography
Paula J. Martin is Assistant Professor of History and Director of Women and Gender Studies at Georgia Southwestern State University, USA.
'This slim volume rescues Suzanne Noe l (1878-1954) from historical obscurity.' H-France
