French feminists
Feminism in France is the history of feminist thought and movements in France. Feminism in France can be roughly divided into three waves: First-wave feminism from the French Revolution through the Third Republic which was concerned chiefly with suffrage and civic rights for women.
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CulturePhilosophyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of religionEnlightenment philosophersAge of EnlightenmentAtheist philosophersMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences18th-century philosophersChristian humanistsExistentialistsJewish philosophersUniversity of Paris alumniWriters from Paris20th-century French philosophersFrench Roman CatholicsFrench atheistsFrench political philosophersHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesPhilosophers of sexualityChristian radicalsCritics of work and the work ethicMembers of the French Academy of SciencesFormer Roman CatholicsFrench philosophers of educationFrench philosophers of scienceFrench women philosophersMarxist theoristsMembers of the Académie FrançaiseTheoretical historians20th-century French novelistsConversationalistsFrench male non-fiction writersFrench philosophers of cultureFrench philosophers of historyFrench socialistsRationalistsWomen mysticsÉcole Normale Supérieure alumni19th-century French philosophersBisexual novelistsFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench literary criticsFrench philosophers of artFrench sociologistsFrench women novelistsScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century French male writers18th-century French mathematicians18th-century French women writers18th-century French writers19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writers20th-century French women writers20th-century deaths from tuberculosisBisexual memoiristsBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryBurials at the Panthéon, ParisFrench Resistance membersFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersFrench communistsJerusalem Prize recipientsLycée Henri-IV alumniSocialist feministsTuberculosis deaths in EnglandWomen in the French Revolution19th-century French letter writers20th-century French memoiristsAnti-Stalinist leftBisexual women writersChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocatesCommunist women writersConverts to Christianity from JudaismConverts to Roman Catholicism from Calvinism, Romantic philosophersCritics of MarxismDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersDeputies to the French National ConventionDominican mysticsFeminist studies scholarsFeminist theoristsFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench abolitionistsFrench biographers, French ethicistsFrench political scientistsFrench salon-holdersFrench travel writersPeople killed in the French RevolutionPeople of the First French EmpirePlatonistsProto-feministsVoting theorists
Condorcet
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential French philosopher and mathematician who tried to apply his Enlightenment ideas on the benefit of education to the French Revolution.
11 January 2024
Featuring: Rachel Hammersley, Richard Whatmore, Tom Hopkins
PhilosophyFrench political scientistsFrench sociologistsDeputies to the French National ConventionFrench biographers, French ethicistsHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesFrench philosophers of scienceFrench feminists18th-century philosophersTheoretical historiansAge of EnlightenmentFrench atheists18th-century French mathematiciansRationalistsBurials at the Panthéon, ParisFrench philosophers of historyFrench philosophers of educationFellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences18th-century French writersMembers of the Académie FrançaiseFrench male non-fiction writersFrench philosophers of cultureMembers of the French Academy of SciencesAtheist philosophersVoting theoristsFrench abolitionistsPhilosophers of religionProto-feministsEnlightenment philosophersUniversity of Paris alumniMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesPeople killed in the French RevolutionScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century French male writersGermaine de Staël
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, works and life of Germaine de Stael (1766-1817), a literary critic, author, opponent of Napoleon and developer of Romanticism.
16 November 2017
Featuring: Catriona Seth, Alison Finch, Katherine Astbury
CultureFrench travel writers19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writersConversationalistsFrench Roman Catholics19th-century French letter writersFrench women philosophersFrench literary criticsWriters from Paris19th-century French philosophersFrench salon-holdersFrench feminists18th-century philosophersConverts to Roman Catholicism from Calvinism, Romantic philosophersWomen in the French Revolution18th-century French women writersPeople of the First French EmpireFrench women novelistsSimone Weil
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil. Admired by Albert Camus and Iris Murdoch, she achieved a great deal in her short life.
15 November 2012
Featuring: Beatrice Han-Pile, Stephen Plant, David Levy
PhilosophyLycée Henri-IV alumniChristian humanistsFrench communistsFrench philosophers of scienceÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniFrench feminists20th-century deaths from tuberculosisAnti-Stalinist leftConverts to Christianity from JudaismMarxist theoristsCritics of work and the work ethicFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsPlatonistsFrench political philosophersFrench women philosophersFrench Resistance membersChristian radicalsDominican mysticsJewish philosophers20th-century French philosophersPhilosophers of religion20th-century French women writersTuberculosis deaths in EnglandWriters from ParisWomen mysticsFrench socialistsCritics of MarxismChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocatesSimone de Beauvoir
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Simone de Beauvoir - her work on existentialist ethics, philosophy and literature and her influence on feminism.
22 October 2015
Featuring: Christina Howells, Margaret Atack, Ursula Tidd
PhilosophySocialist feministsFrench communistsFrench philosophers of artFeminist theoristsExistentialistsFrench feministsBisexual women writersPhilosophers of sexuality20th-century French memoiristsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersFrench atheistsBurials at Montparnasse Cemetery20th-century French novelistsFormer Roman CatholicsFeminist studies scholarsJerusalem Prize recipientsFrench philosophers of educationFrench political philosophersCommunist women writersBisexual memoiristsDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersFrench women philosophersFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench literary criticsAtheist philosophersBisexual novelistsFrench women novelists20th-century French philosophers20th-century French women writersFrench LGBTQ novelistsWriters from ParisUniversity of Paris alumniScholars of feminist philosophy