The women who shaped a nation and those who shaped champagne: An intertwined history of France, the extraordinary women who fought for equal rights an

"The women who shaped a nation and those who shaped champagne: An intertwined history of France, the extraordinary women who fought for equal rights and the most acclaimed sparkling wine in the world" is a feminist non-fiction essay that recounts the fascinating tales of women who, too often forgotten in the shadow of their male counterparts, changed the destiny of France, fought against the prejudices and discrimination related to their gender and enriched the world's most acclaimed sparkling wines.What is the connection between France, women and Champagne?La Champagne, the French winemaking region, is perhaps more than any other area at the heart of significant triumphs and tragedies in French history. Le champagne, the magical wine, was born in the eponym region thanks to the invaluable contributions of the countless women, sometimes anonymous and sometimes famous grandes dames (the widows who gave their names to the great champagne houses).And so, both homonymous French region and famous sparkling wine became a pretext, almost an excuse, to narrate in this history of France the great endurances and the tales of many admirable women: queens, brave warriors, sensual mistresses, political activists, artists, proto-feminists, as well as ordinary civilians; who fought for equal rights and challenged the status quo of their time (Roman tradition, Salic Law, Christian dogma, French Revolution which omitted to accord women citizenship status, the Napoleonic Code and societal perceptions and prejudices in general) to change the feminine status and position in French society.In this historical and sociological reflection on the feminine condition in French history, viticultural passages which explore champagne-making, as well as portraits of influential women, whether leading figures in the history of France or Champagne itself, are sprinkled throughout the narrative to take the readers on an exciting journey by means of compelling stories: the tales of those women who changed the destiny of France and its most famous wine.

Author: M. S. Copin

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: 44272

Number of Pages: 392 pages

Binding: Social Science

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ISBN-13: 9798596440652