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Suzanne Noël : cosmetic surgery, feminism and beauty in early twentieth-century France /

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, bu...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Martin, Paula J. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Surrey [England] ; Burlington, Vermont : Ashgate, 2014.
Collection:History of medicine in context.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 La Belle Époque: Paris, Medical School and a Young Suzanne Noël (1878-1914); 2 Personal Disasters, World War I, and "Broken Faces" (1914-1930); 3 Cosmetic Surgery: "A Boon to Women" in a French Beauty Culture; 4 Suzanne: Liberal Feminist, and Yet Politely Radical; 5 Suzanne Noël, Godmother of Soroptimist International; 6 A Female Plastic Surgeon and Innovative Pioneer; 7 Noël's Legacy: A Life Dedicated to Others; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.