Women Writers in Revolution: Feminism in Germaine de Staël and Ding Ling

In this essay, the concern is feminism in the writings of the two revolutionary women, Germaine de Stael, who lived and wrote during the French revolutionary era, and Ding Ling, who lived and wrote during the Chinese Communist revolutionary era. The main theme of the essay is to determine whether the feminism in their work is of a similar nature despite the vast differences in the times and places in which they each lived. Concomitantly, the theme is also an attempt to discover through such similarities if feminism is of a universal nature. Through biographical sketches and analysis of selected works, the two women are compared within their historical context. The conclusion is, despite many differences in their lives and works, there are significant similarities which seem to indicate that many aspects of feminism do indeed cross lines of time and space.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of History

Year

1994

Author dc:creator

• Powell, Sara

• Asian History
• European History
• History
• History of Gender

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/948

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1951