Suzanne No?: Cosmetic Surgery, Feminism And Beauty In Early Twentieth-Century France (The History Of Medicine In Context)

Working at the forefront of cosmetic surgery at the turn of the twentieth century, Dr Suzanne No? 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 No? in the context of turn-of-the-century French culture, this book is able to demonstrate how these two worldviews were reconciled. This book sheds much valuable light on advances in aesthetic surgery, twentieth-century beauty culture, women and the public sphere, and the ?ew woman?

• • Author: Professor Paula J Martin
• • Publisher: Routledge
• • Publication Date: Sep 18, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 170 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1472411889
• • ISBN-13: 9781472411884