Can national history include a feminist reflection on history?

To explore the many theoretical links between feminism and nationalism, thi s article follows many authors: Benedict Anderson, George Mosse, Cynthia En loe, Ida Bloom and Susan Mann. The author presents new interpretations of f our episodes in national history: ideas about women among the "Patriots of the 1837 Rebellion;" the relationship between French-Canadian nationalism a nd feminism in the first half of the twentieth century; the sexual symbolis m found in the writings of the radical nationalists during the 1960s; and t he sweet and sour links between feminists and the Parti Quebecois.