Balladry's Female Warriors: Women, Warfare, and Disguise in the Eighteenth Century
Title | Balladry's Female Warriors: Women, Warfare, and Disguise in the Eighteenth Century |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1985 |
Authors | Dugaw, Dianne |
Journal | Eighteenth-Century Life |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 1-16 |
Abstract | In this article, the author examines three specific conditions of eighteenth-century England which gave rise to the "fearless" female warriors: expectations for women to be physically tough, wartorn conditions, and the crossdressing as a representation for the century's obsession with love and the love of disguise. |
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