LEADER 03234nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910449860103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612071331 010 $a1-282-07133-5 010 $a0-253-11102-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000243847 035 $a(EBL)257245 035 $a(OCoLC)475973012 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000271319 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11248180 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271319 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10281979 035 $a(PQKB)10649980 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC257245 035 $a(OCoLC)62708627 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16657 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL257245 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10097307 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL207133 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000243847 100 $a20031022d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhite queen$b[electronic resource] $eMay French-Sheldon and the imperial origins of American feminist identity /$fTracey Jean Boisseau 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (276 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-21669-9 311 $a0-253-34389-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-249) and index. 327 $aCover; TOC; List of illustrations; acknowledgments; Introduction: A Tale of Imperial Feminism; 1. The Caravan Trek to Kilimanjaro; 2. Self-Discovery; 3. Forging a Feminine Colonial Method; 4. Sex and the Sultans; 5. Confessions of a White Queen; 6. An Imperial Spy in the Congo; 7. A Plantation Mistress in Liberia; 8. Taking Feminism on the Road; 9. Masquerading as the Subject of Feminism; 10. The Queen, the Sheik, the Sultana, and the Female Spectator; Conclusion: The White Queen in the Mirror, orReflections on the Construction of White Feminist Identity; notes; bibliography; index 330 $a""... Boisseau recontextualizes U.S. feminism in the cinematic 20th century. White Queen challenges the narratives we have told about ourselves and illuminates the imperialism and celebrity worship that lurks within American feminism yet today."" -- Lee Quinby, Harter Chair, Hobart and William Smith CollegesMay French-Sheldon's improbable public career began with an expedition throughout East Africa in 1891. She led a large entourage dressed in a long, flowing white dress and blonde wig, wi 606 $aFeminists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aWomen explorers$zAfrica$vBiography 606 $aNationalism and feminism$zUnited States 606 $aFeminism$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aImperialism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFeminists 615 0$aWomen explorers 615 0$aNationalism and feminism 615 0$aFeminism$xHistory. 615 0$aImperialism. 676 $a305.42/092 700 $aBoisseau$b Tracey Jean$0970954 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449860103321 996 $aWhite queen$92206879 997 $aUNINA