Intrepid Women: Cantinières and Vivandières of the French Army
Title | Intrepid Women: Cantinières and Vivandières of the French Army |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Cardoza, Thomas |
Number of Pages | 295 |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
City | Bloomington |
Abstract | Cantinières and vivandières were women who served as official, uniformed combat auxiliaries of French army units from 1793 to the eve of World War I. Technically non-combatant spouses of active-duty soldiers, they fought and died in every conflict from the wars of the Revolution through colonial campaigns in Algeria, Mexico, West Africa, and Indochina. At a time when women were strictly controlled by the Napoleonic Code, cantinières owned property, traveled widely, and exercised a fierce independence from their husbands. However, despite their actions, they passed largely under the radar of the growing feminist and anti-feminist movements that flourished in France from 1792 onward. Based on extensive archival research as well as published sources, this volume is the first serious book-length study of a previously ignored aspect of women's and military history. |
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