Flora Tristan Life Stories Author:Susan Grogan Flora Tristan explores the life of this nineteenth century French social critic and reformer, surveying the personae of Tristan's roles as author, socialist, traveler and "Mother of the Workers". Flora Tristan explores the life of this nineteenth century French social critic and reformer by surveying the personae of Tristan throu... more »gh thematic chapters on her roles as author, socialist, traveler and "Mother of the Workers". The book places her in the context of contemporary debates and ideas, increasing our understanding of the times in which she lived.« less