Suzanne Noël: Cosmetic Surgery, Feminism and Beauty in Early Twentieth-Century France

Working at the forefront of cosmetic surgery at the turn of the twentieth century, Dr Suzanne Noël 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 Noël in the context of turn-of-the-c

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Paula J. Martin is Assistant Professor of History and Director of Women and Gender Studies at Georgia Southwestern State University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction; Chapter 1 La Belle Époque: Paris, Medical School and a Young Suzanne Noël (18781914); Chapter 2 Personal Disasters, World War I, and Broken Faces (19141930); Chapter 3 Cosmetic Surgery: A Boon to Women in a French Beauty Culture; Chapter 4 Suzanne: Liberal Feminist, and Yet Politely Radical; Chapter 5 Suzanne Noël, Godmother of Soroptimist International; Chapter 6 A Female Plastic Surgeon and Innovative Pioneer; Chapter 7 Noël's Legacy: A Life Dedicated to Others;