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  1. , 15 May 1991, Edith Cresson is appointed Prime Minister of France. She is the first woman to hold the post.

  2. I am having some trouble finding the exact quote, but it was something like "You cannot be the king of two peoples", I believe written by Louis Philippe in his Duke days to his distant cousin King Charles X before the July 1830 revolution, suggesting that a King must not treat his own subjects (the liberals in that case) as his enemies. #USPolitics #FrenchHistory #StateOfTheUnion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_

  3. 🖤 For Black History Month, join us in celebrating the first Black classical music composer in France: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

    Inspired by the incredible true story of Bologne in 18th century France, Disney's Chevalier takes place during the lead up to the French Revolution. The film sheds light on the realities of France at this time and can ignite student interest in learning more about the French Revolution as well as this remarkable historical figure.

    Our free Chevalier Discussion Guide also explores Bologne's legacy; Beginnings, Opportunity, and Excellence; and Race and Identity. For grades 11-12, adult/higher ed.

    🔔 This is also a great film for Music in Our Schools Month in March!

    journeysinfilm.org/film/cheval

    @histodons

    #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #History #Histodons #BlackVoices #Education #Movies #ClassicalMusic #Music #Homeschooling #Disney #ChevalierDeSaintGeorges #FrenchHistory #WorldHistory #FrenchRevolution

  4. 🖤 For Black History Month, join us in celebrating the first Black classical music composer in France: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

    Inspired by the incredible true story of Bologne in 18th century France, Disney's Chevalier takes place during the lead up to the French Revolution. The film sheds light on the realities of France at this time and can ignite student interest in learning more about the French Revolution as well as this remarkable historical figure.

    Our free Chevalier Discussion Guide also explores Bologne's legacy; Beginnings, Opportunity, and Excellence; and Race and Identity. For grades 11-12, adult/higher ed.

    🔔 This is also a great film for Music in Our Schools Month in March!

    journeysinfilm.org/film/cheval

    @histodons

    #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #History #Histodons #BlackVoices #Education #Movies #ClassicalMusic #Music #Homeschooling #Disney #ChevalierDeSaintGeorges #FrenchHistory #WorldHistory #FrenchRevolution

  5. #OnThisDay, 13 Feb 1881, Herbertine Auclert publishes the first edition of La Citoyenne in Paris, France. The feminist newspaper runs for ten years.

    #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #WomenPublishers #Histodons

  6. Catherine de Medici: The Orphaned Italian Girl That Seized The French Throne

    From orphan to "The Serpent Queen." Discover the ruthless political genius of Catherine de Medici and how she navigated the deadly intrigues of the French court to become one of history’s most powerful women.

    #History #CatherineDeMedici #FrenchHistory #Royalty #HistoricalFigures #WomenInHistory

    history-channel.org/catherine-

  7. “To make something good of the future, you have to look the present in the face.”

    #OnThisDay, 6 Dec 1954, Simone de Beauvoir wins the Prix Goncourt with her novel ‘The Mandarins’.

    She was the third woman to win the Goncourt since it was founded in 1903. Only 14 of the 114 winners have been women.

    #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #ReadMoreWomen #FrenchHistory #Histodons

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  8. I was recently attacked in an email.
    Why? Because a year and a half ago, I recorded a podcast episode with Louis Sarkozy. We talked about Napoléon's readings. That’s it.
    bit.ly/3VWIlMd
    #HistoryPodcast #Napoleon #LouisSarkozy #FrenchHistory

  9. #OnThisDay, 5 Oct 1789, thousands of women instigate and lead the March on Versailles.

    They - along with revolutionaries who join them - besiege the Palace to demand cheap bread. The march is considered to have an impact on a par with the fall of the Bastille in terms of the French Revolution.

    #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #RevolutionaryWomen #Histodons

  10. #OnThisDay, 13 Jul 1793, Charlotte Corday assassinates Jean-Paul Marat. She hopes to change the course of the French Revolutionary Republic for the better.

    She doesn't.

    The painting was done in the hours before her execution by guillotine on 17 July.

    #FrenchHistory #WomenInHistory #History #WomensHistory #Histodons

  11. Am Internationalen Tag der #Tropen erinnern wir daran, wie beschwerlich & gefährlich für ihre Körper & Gesundheit Europäer*innen einst das Leben dort beschrieben haben:

    ▶ Annika Raapke, Zusammen sind wir schwach? Kranke Körper und Vergemeinschaftung in der französischen #Karibik des 18. Jh., #WerkstattGeschichte 78/2018, werkstattgeschichte.de/abstrac

    @histodons @historikerinnen

    #histodons #TropicsDay #Kolonialgeschichte #Körpergeschichte #PrizePapers #CaribbeanHistory #FrenchHistory #18thCentury

  12. To know more about the world behind the 1830 Revolution — the politics, the kings, the chaos — check out The Siècle‬, a phenomenal podcast on 19th-century France.
    🎙️ It’s the deep dive every history lover needs.
Start listening here: thesiecle.com#HistoryPodcast #FrenchHistory #JulyRevolution

  13. France and Mexico fought a war over pastries.

    historyfacts.com/world-history

    "19th-century Dutch letterpress print of various treats. The text at the top entices a peckish viewer: “Of many pastries and delicacies / This print is provided, whatever your choice. / So dear youth consider it always for your amusement, / And choose from it everything that is to your taste”." - from the Public Domain Image Archive

    #history #frenchhistory #mexicanhistory

  14. #History #FrenchHistory #CounterReformation

    (a long but interesting essay)

    570 million Frenchmen
    France's decline coincided with a collapse in its birth rate – now we know why. by GUILLAUME BLANC AND WORKS IN PROGRESS

    open.substack.com/pub/worksinp

  15. #OnThisDay, 1 Apr 1792, former spy Etta Palm-Aelders speaks to the revolutionary French parliament.

    Her demands?

    The right for women to be admitted to civilian and military positions.

    The education of girls to be based on the same principles as those of boys.

    That women could become adults at the age of 21, and could get divorced.

    Her demands were refused.

    #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #LibertéÉgalitéFraternité #Histodons