2008
Cairn
Christel Sniter, « La gloire des femmes célèbres. Métamorphoses et disparités de la statuaire publique parisienne de 1870 à nos jours », Sociétés & Représentations, ID : 10670/1.fd4d8b...
Statues of famous women erected in Paris from 1870 up to now define a specific concept of feminine glory as opposed to the public celebration of Great men. From a study of the said concept through the gender perspective and within the history of commemorations in the 20th century, emerges a typology in four models : Joan of Arc, the upright warrior; Edith Cavell, the outstanding martyr ; tamer women of letters and artists ; and finally Dalida, exemplifying the starification of fame.