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Clarisse Bader
1840–1902
A pioneering French writer and historian, she explored the lives of women across ancient civilizations and modern France at a time when few women were working in those fields. Her books combine wide-ranging historical research with a clear interest in women's place in society.
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La femme française dans les temps modernes
by Clarisse Bader
About the author
Born in Strasbourg on December 28, 1840, Clarisse Bader became a French writer, journalist, and historian. She spent much of her life in Paris and built a reputation for serious historical work in an era when scholarship was still largely dominated by men.
She is best remembered for studies focused on the history of women, including works on women in ancient Greece, India, and Rome, as well as La femme française dans les temps modernes. Her research looked closely at women's education, social roles, and moral life, showing a long-standing interest in how societies defined women's place across different cultures and periods.
Bader died in Paris in 1902. Today, she stands out as one of the early French women to make a name for herself as both a historian and a public intellectual, with writings that still interest readers studying women's history and 19th-century historical thought.