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Civilizing habits [electronic resource] : women missionaries and the revival of French empire / by Sarah A. Curtis.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199866595 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Women missionaries -- France -- History -- 19th century | Missions, French -- History -- 19th century | Duchesne, Philippine, Saint, 1769-1852 | Vialar, Emilie de | Javouhey, Anne Marie, 1779-1851Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195394184DDC classification: 266.0092341 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This work explores the life stories of three French women missionaries - Philippine Duchesne, Emilie de Vialar, and Anne-Marie Javouhey - who transgressed boundaries, both real and imagined, to evangelize far from France's shores.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This work explores the life stories of three French women missionaries - Philippine Duchesne, Emilie de Vialar, and Anne-Marie Javouhey - who transgressed boundaries, both real and imagined, to evangelize far from France's shores.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).