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Article: The Gender of History: Men, Women, and the Historical Practice & The Rise of the Professional Woman in France: Gender and Public Administration Since 1830. (Reviews) .
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- Journal of Social History
- Article date:
- September 22, 2002
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The Gender of History: Men, Women, and the Historical Practice. By Bonnie G. Smith (Cambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 1998. viii plus 306pp. $17.95/paperback).
The Rise of the Professional Woman in France: Gender and Public Administration Since 1830. By Linda L. Clark (Cambridge, UK, and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. xiv plus 324pp. $64.95/cloth)
Bonnie Smith begins her investigation into "the gender of history" with the metaphor of the mirror [pp. 2-3]. "Held up to the past, the mirror supposedly reflects bygone events more accurately than any other tool, showing nothing fanciful or imaginary." The image of the mirror's pure ...