Realities and Fantasies of German Female Leaders – From Maria Antonia of Saxony…

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Realities and Fantasies of German Female LeadershipFrom Maria Antonia of Saxony to Angela Merkel\nAuthor(s): Elisabeth Krimmer, Patricia Anne Simpson, Elisabeth Krimmer, Patricia Anne Simpson, Seth Berk, Margaretmary Daley, Almut Almut Spalding, Aude Defurne, Anke Gilleir, Sarah Vandegrift Eldridge\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United States\nImprint: Camden House Inc\nISBN-13: 9781640141568, 978-1640141568\nSynopsis\nA collection of essays achieving a deeper understanding of the historical roots and theoretical assumptions that inform the realities and fantasies of German female leadership.\n\nThe Western tradition of excluding women from leadership and disparaging their ability to lead has persisted for centuries, not least in Germany. Even today, resistance to women holding power is embedded in literary, cultural, and historical values that presume a fundamental opposition between the adjective \""female\"" and the substantive \""leader.\"" Women who do achi.