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20/03/2007, 12:32 Forum Admin Joined on 14/06/2004 Forum Administrator Posts 1,197 Influential Women throughout history Middle Ages: Eleanor of Aquitaine 17th and 18th centuries: Ninon de Lenclos, Émilie du Châtelet’s, Olympe de Gouges, Marie Tussaud. 19th century: Madame de Staël, Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin (George Sand), Sarah Bernhardt, Marguerite Durand. 20th and 21st century: Marie Curie, Colette, Coco Chanel, Nadia Boulanger, Simone de Beauvoir, Odette Sansom, Marguerite Duras, Edith Piaf, Jacqueline Auriol, Simone Veil, Édith Cresson, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Coline Serreau, Christiana Tuber, Juliette Binoche, Surya Bonaly, Ségolène Royal. Have any of these women inspired you? Or perhaps we’ve missed one that you think has played a key role in France’s history. If so, give us your views... Forum Admin Living France France Magazine French Property News    Report

20/03/2007, 12:38 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,111 Re: Influential Women throughout history Can I add my favourite Jeanne Moreau         Not many people know it, but her mother was English.   animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

20/03/2007, 12:50 Beryl Joined on 01/01/2006 Posts 816 Re: Influential Women throughout history Jeanne d'Arc, Anne of Brittany, Marie Antoinette Haven't inspired me but are notable.    Report

20/03/2007, 12:58 Pierre ZFP Joined on 12/11/2004 PdC(62)/Luxembourg Posts 1,649 Re: Influential Women throughout history I thought Marie Curie was Polish ??? 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, 13:01 Renaud Joined on 23/08/2004 Barnes / Mirambeau Posts 589 Re: Influential Women throughout history Margaret Thatcher gets a lot of press in France these days. Gus www.relax-in-france.com    Report

20/03/2007, 13:28 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 9,485 Re: Influential Women throughout history Not just in France http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6469783.stm Eleanor of Aquitaine has a lot to answer for................. www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

20/03/2007, 13:44 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,100 Re: Influential Women throughout history Simone Veil, who is still alive and a politician. She has been  influential in promoting women's rights including contraception and abortion. She had a hard life too, spending the war years in Auschwitz. Pat.    Report

20/03/2007, 14:06 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,111 Re: Influential Women throughout history Good one Pat, Simone Veil is a wonderful and important person. Gisèle Halimi played an important part in women's lib.     animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

20/03/2007, 14:29 Bugbear Joined on 15/11/2006 Vienne (86) Posts 3,517 Re: Influential Women throughout history This is going to be a short thread then..................................................................... "Life is Short - Forgive Quickly - Love Truly - Laugh Uncontrollably"    Report

20/03/2007, 14:32 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,111 Re: Influential Women throughout history You bet !   Madame de Maintenon "In July of 1683, six months after the death of Louis XIV's wife, Maria Theresa, King Louis secretly married Madame de Maintenon. Shortly after her marriage to King Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon began to teach at the Chateau de Noisy which was located near Versailles. In 1686 she began to teach at a school called Saint Cyr that she and the King had founded. Madame de Maintenon ran this institution which educated two hundred daughters of the poor nobility from the area. Madame de Maintenon ded influence on the King's decision making, especially in making him act more religious. Although King Louis had no theological background himself, she influenced him to participate in religious celebrations. Because Madame de Maintenon believed in strict education of the young people about Roman Catholicism, she is often blamed for the persecutions of the Protestants. Madame de Maintenon supported the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. Madame de Maintenon ended her life in quiet retirement at St. Cyr until her death in 1719. She has become an example of how a thoughtful woman could rise in the world of the absolute monarchs through her influence and prestige."   animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

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