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Reflections: the life and writings of a young blind woman in post-revolutionary France
Thérèse-Adèle Husson. Translated and with Commentary by Catherine J. Kudlick and Zina Weygand
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Cover
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Frontispiece
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Title Page
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Copyright and Permissions
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List of Illustrations
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Dedication
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Foreword by Bonnie G. Smith
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I Introduction by Catherine J. Kudlick and Zina Weygand
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II Reflections on the Physical and Moral Condition of the Blind by Adèle Husson, translated from the French by Catherine J. Kudlick
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Dedication
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Foreword
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Chapter 1 On the Gait and Demeanor of the Blind
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Chapter 2 On the Touch of the Blind
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Chapter 3 The Distinctive Character of the Blind
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Chapter 4 The Previous Subject Continued
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Chapter 5 On the Inflection of a Sweet Voice on the Heart and Senses of a Blind Person
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Chapter 6 The Joys That Hearing Brings to the Blind
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Chapter 7 Ideas That Blind People Form Concerning the Sun and the Moon
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Chapter 8 On Men, Women, and Animals
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Chapter 9 About My Ideas on Flowers, Furniture, and Cloth
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Chapter 10 Our Situation at the Table
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Chapter 11 First Article of an Educational Plan Suitable for People Blind from Birth or in the Cradle
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Chapter 12 Second Article of My Educational Plan
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Chapter 13 Third Article of an Educational Plan
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Chapter 14 Fourth and Final Chapter on My Educational Plan
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Chapter 15 Continued from the Above
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Chapter 16 Ways to Console All Blind Women
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Chapter 17 Author's Exhortation to Blind People
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Chapter 18 Conclusion
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III Note on the Author's Youth by Thérèse-Adèle Foucault, translated from the French by Lise-Hélène Trouilloud
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IV Reflections on a Manuscript, a Life, and a World by Zina Weygand and Catherine J. Kudlick
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Notes
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Notes to the Introduction
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Note to Reflections on the Physical and Moral Condition of the Blind
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Notes to Reflections on a Manuscript, a Life, and a World
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Additional Resources Réflections sur l'Etat Phisique et moral des Aveugles par Mlle Adelle Husson une jeune aveugle de Nanci, s.d., A.Q.V. B115 6858 by Adèle Husson, transcribed from the original manuscript in French by Catherine J. Kudlick and Zina Weygand
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Dedication
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Table des Chapitres Contenus dans cet Ouvrage
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Avant-Propos
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Chapitre 1er De la démarche et du maintien des aveugles
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Chapitre 2 Du Tact des Aveugles
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Chapitre 3 Caractère distinctif des Aveugles
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Chapitre 4me Suite du précédent
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Chapitre 5me De l'Inflexion d'une Voix douce sur le coeur, Et les sens d'un Aveugle
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Chapitre 6me Des Jouissances que l'ouie Procure aux Aveugles
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Chapitre 7me Idées que se forment les aveugles du Soleil Et de la Lune
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Chapitre 8me Sur les hommes, les femmes, et les Animaux
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Chapitre 9me De nos Idées sur les fleurs, les meubles Et les Etoffes
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Chapitre 10me Notre Situation à Table
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Chapitre 11me Premier Article d'un Plan d'Education Convenant aux Personnes aveugles depuis leur Naissance, ou au Berceau
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Chapitre 12me Second Article de mon Plan d'Education
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Chapitre 13me Troisième Article d'un Plan d'Education
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Chapitre 14me Quatrième et dernier Article de mon Plan d'Education
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Chapitre 15me Suite du Précédent
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Chapitre 16me Motifs de Consolation Pour toutes les Aveugles
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Chapitre 17me Exhortation de l'Auteur aux Personnes Cécitées
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Chapitre 18me Conclusion
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About the Authors
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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NWSA | 14.3 (2002): 204-206 | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/nwsa_journal/v014/14.3ware.html |
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Citable Link
Published: 2003
Publisher: New York University Press
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