Women in the Peninsular War Esdaile Charles J.
Women in the Peninsular War Esdaile Charles J. In the iconography of the Peninsular War of 1808-14, women are well represented-both as heroines, such as Agustina Zaragosa Domenech, and as victims,…
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Women in the Peninsular War Esdaile Charles J.
In the iconography of the Peninsular War of 1808-14, women are well represented-both as heroines, such as Agustina Zaragosa Domenech, and as victims, whether of starvation or of French brutality. Esdaile seeks to address.In Women in the Peninsular War, Esdaile looks beyond the iconography. In history, however, with its focus on high politics and military operations, they are invisible-a situation that Charles J.
But Esdaile reveals a much more complicated picture in which women are discovered to have experienced, responded to, and participated in the conflict in various ways. While a handful of Spanish and Portuguese women became Agustina-like heroines, a multitude became victims, and here both of these groups receive their due. While some women fought or otherwise became involved in the struggle against the invaders, others turned collaborator, used the