The "ambitious", these 40 women who changed the world for Virginie Girod
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Virginie Girod publishes “The ambitious women: 40 women who have marked history by their desire to exist” at M6 éditions.
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By: Amélie Beaucour
1 min
Virginie Girod, historian and writer, specialist in Roman Antiquity, the history of women and sexuality, has chosen to portray 40 women who were not afraid to make their way to the stars, from Antiquity to the present day.
She publishes “
The ambitious women, 40 women who marked history by their will to exist
”, with M6 editions.
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They are called Rosa Parks, Mata Hari, Frida Khalo, Marie Curie or Oprah Winfrey.
They are businesswomen, artists, scientists or political figures.
They all knew how to take the power they were denied, and rose to the rank of icons at a time when only men could shine on the stage.
Their common point: it is to have had ambition.
A scary word, especially when its adjective is given to the feminine.
Reporting
:
Peter Sassou Dogbé
met Baptiste Jamonneau for his theatrical and environmental project
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The Man Who Planted Trees
by Jean Giono, the old tree planter.
An opportunity to meet these people who work daily for sustainable development by humbly planting trees.
On Saturday 23 October 2021 at 3:30 p.m., at the French Institute in Lomé, a musical reading of
The Man Who Planted Trees will be given.
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