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20/03/2007, 15:16 Beryl Joined on 01/01/2006 Posts 816 Re: Influential Women throughout history George Sand    Report

20/03/2007, 16:26 Judith Joined on 01/02/2006 Posts 211 Re: Influential Women throughout history  Forum Admin wrote: Middle Ages: Eleanor of Aquitaine If only we could have gone fowards from Eleanor (one of my heroines it goes without saying) and not backwards, perhaps equal opportunities might have arrived decades before they officially did - but don't get me onto that topic - we are nowhere near it yet: "The gender pay gap in the UK is one of the highest in Europe (Bellamy and Rake, 2005) and recent women graduates earn 15% less than men who have the same qualifications (Equal Opportunities Commission, 2004)." Judith W1 and Aude    Report

20/03/2007, 16:36 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 6,264 Re: Influential Women throughout history Josephine Baker for her persistence against race prejudice for her work in the Résistance for her rainbow tribe, long before Angelina Jolie's Clair, a Real Virtual French Person La vérité est si obscurcie en ce temps et le mensonge si établi, qu'à moins d'aimer la vérité, on ne saurait la reconnaître. (Blaise Pascal)    Report

20/03/2007, 16:37 Tony F Dordogne Joined on 10/04/2005 Small village in the Dordogne, near St Cyprien Posts 1,409 Re: Influential Women throughout history Jeanne d'Albret, Catherine and Marie de Medici, la Reine Margot  Tony F Dordogne (24) Huguenot Trails    Report

20/03/2007, 16:47 Pierre ZFP Joined on 12/11/2004 PdC(62)/Luxembourg Posts 1,649 Re: Influential Women throughout history Marie Stopes, stopped a lot of women from just being baby factories - a relation of my wife Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me Fool me 3 times and you can see a statistical tendency    Report

20/03/2007, 17:54 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,112 Re: Influential Women throughout history Françoise Giroud   animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

20/03/2007, 18:22 Missy Joined on 15/11/2005 Wales & DeuxSèvres & Paris & the rest of the world Posts 1,644 Re: Influential Women throughout history In no particular order (and you may think some odd choices) : Madame de Sévigné Simone Weil George Sand Aliénor d'Aquitaine Hilary Clinton Jackie Bouvier-Kennedy-Onassis Marie Curie Josephine Baker Maria Callas .......... Mourir de rire c'est bon pour la santé    Report

20/03/2007, 18:24 Beryl Joined on 01/01/2006 Posts 816 Re: Influential Women throughout history  Clair wrote: Josephine Baker for her persistence against race prejudice for her work in the Résistance for her rainbow tribe, long before Angelina Jolie's Good call Clair,  I think she was remarkable too.         Report

20/03/2007, 18:26 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,101 Re: Influential Women throughout history And me. I forgot she was french.    Report

20/03/2007, 18:49 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,112 Re: Influential Women throughout history Definitely agree on Josephine Baker too.    Someone who has had a great influence is Sonia Rykiel When I was young working as a secretary in Paris, there was a very slim, elegant young woman in our office who used to dress "Sonia Rykiel" with those beautiful fine sweaters and skirts with the seams on the outside in soft pastel shades.   animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

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