A History of France in 21 Women

Liberte, egalite, sororite!French women have always had so much more to say than 'let them eat cake'! Whether kicking the English out of Orleans, marching on Versailles or running messages for the French resistance, their stories of courage, creativity and genius have long defined French history.Unveiling the lives of twenty-one women who changed the course of French history, Katherine Pangonis spins a new history of France from the fifth century to the present day.Trace the rise of Eleanor of Aquitaine from teenage bride to the most powerful woman in medieval Europe; follow Berthe Morisot as she infiltrates art's biggest boy's club - the Impressionists; and discover how two of the twentieth century's great fashion icons - Coco Chanel and Josephine Baker - found themselves spying for opposite sides during World War Two. Fresh, funny and unapologetically feminist, A History of France in 21 Women reveals France as never before.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine Pangonis
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 21.08.2025
• EAN: 9781836430704
• ISBN: 978-1-83643-070-4
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, France, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Corsica, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, c 1800 to c 1900, Holidays & seasonal interest, Medieval History, Biography: royalty, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies: women, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Feminism and feminist theory, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: writers, Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: science, technology and medicine, European history: medieval period, middle ages, European history: Reformation, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, European history: Renaissance, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, European history: the Normans, International Women’s Day, French Revolution, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (inc Patients), c 1871 to c 1914 (Belle Époque period)