Back in 1940, FDR wasn’t convinced that de Gaulle could be an effective leader in exile. It turns out he was wrong.
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Could non-violent action by women ultimately replace military violence? There is much to learn from the bravery of female-led resistance movements during the second world war.
France’s good and great are interred in this crypt.
Out of everything that Josephine Baker accomplished in her life, her child advocacy work is perhaps the most overlooked.
Baker will be the sixth woman, first entertainer and first Black woman to enter after a successful petition from her family and fans.
Good Europeans are not always where you expect to find them.
Women of color in public office often face great scrutiny and hostility. New research shows how France’s first black female senators used their experience fighting Nazis to pass landmark legislation.
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Professeur d'histoire contemporaine, Université d’Angers
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Professor Emeritus of Modern History, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Peace Studies, University of New England
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Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor in Modern European History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Principal of South College, Durham University