The stories of citizens: Rousseau, Montesquieu, and de Stael challenge Enlightenment reason. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, and Germaine de Stael) From: Polity | Date: March 22, 1998| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1998 Northeastern Political Science Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Enlightenment thinkers point out that every citizen's perspective should be considered for the general good. However, political societies have created gendered roles of citizenship, placing masculinity onto the public sphere and femininity onto the private sphere. The Enlightenment ideal of male citizenship has been challenged by portrayals of women in stories by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, and Germaine de Stael.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, and Germaine de Stael tell stories that warn against adopting the model of manly citizenship that emerged ...

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