Rosa Bonheur


The Case For Rosa Bonheur : Why Should a Woman Want to be More Like a Man?

Boime, Albert. "THE CASE OF ROSA BONHEUR: WHY SHOULD A WOMAN WANTTO BE MORE LIKE A MAN?." Art History 4, no. 4 (December 1981): 384-409. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed April 20, 2012).








 "I was forced to recognize that the clothing of my sex was a constant bother. That is why I decided to solicit the authorization to wear men's clothing from the prefect of police. But the suit I wear is my work attire, and nothing else. The epithets of imbeciles have never bothered me...." (Bonheur)