Les associations face aux institutions : les femmes dans l'action sanitaire, sociale et culturelle, 1900-1965
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Abstract EN:
Ce travail porte sur les relations entre les femmes, la forme associative, l'etat et les eglises, de 1900 a 1965, dans le domaine sanitaire, social et culturel. La problematique centrale est la suivante : en france, entre 1900 et 1965, certaines femmes ne sontelles pas, grace a leur souplesse vis-a-vis des corps constitues (etat eglises), grace a leurs capacites a utiliser toutes les opportunites offertes par la forme associative, a l'origine de ce qui pourrait etre nomme le "travail social" ? pour repondre a cette question, j'ai deroule l'histoire des associations medico-sociales entre 1900 et 1965. Plusieurs demarches se sont imposees. Premierement, mesurer la place que ces associations occupent dans le tissu social francais par rapport a l'etat et aux eglises. Deuxiemement, dresser la geneologie des femmes fondatrices, et, troisiemement, reconstituer les reseaux de communication et de relations (nationales et internationales) qui etaient les leurs. Enfin, evaluer les resultats, pour les femmes en particulier et pour la societe dans son ensemble, des actions entreprises. Ainsi les francaises qui ont eu l'ambition de se reunir en assocition, pour passer de la charite a l'action sociale ont partiellement reussi, sans pour autant faire triompher tous leurs ideaux.
Abstract FR:
This work concerns the relations between women and the associations, the state, and the church from 1900 to 1965 in the medical, social, and cultural fields. The central problem is as follows : were certain women, thanks to their flexibility with regard to the established institutions (state church) and to their ability to exploit all opportunities that the associations offered, at the origin of what could be called "social work" in france ? to reply to this question, i have explored the history of the medico-social associations from 1900 to 1965. The first stage was to evaluate the place that these associations occupied in the social tissue of france compared to the state and the church. Second, to establish the genealogy of the women founders and to bring to light the net work of communications and relations (national and international) that served them. Third, to evaluate the results, for women in particular and society in general, of the actions undertaken. It will be seen that french women were moved to join together in associations to progress from charity to social work and to become professional in their field of action. In this they partially succeeded, but without being able to make all their ideas prevail.