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 philosophers18th-century philosophersChristian humanistsJewish philosophersMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesWriters from ParisExistentialistsFrench Roman CatholicsFrench atheistsHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesPhilosophers of sexualityUniversity of Paris alumni20th-century French philosophersChristian radicalsCritics of work and the work ethicFrench political philosophersMembers of the French Academy of SciencesFrench women philosophersMembers of the Académie FrançaiseTheoretical historians20th-century French novelistsConversationalistsFormer Roman CatholicsFrench philosophers of educationFrench philosophers of historyFrench philosophers of scienceMarxist theoristsRationalistsWomen mystics19th-century French philosophersFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench literary criticsFrench male non-fiction writersFrench philosophers of culture, French sociologistsFrench socialistsFrench women novelistsScholars of feminist philosophyÉcole Normale Supérieure alumni18th-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 novelistsBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryBurials at the Panthéon, ParisFrench Resistance membersFrench anarchists, French anti-fascists, French anti-capitalistsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersFrench communistsFrench philosophers of artJerusalem Prize recipientsLycée Henri-IV alumniSocialist feministsWomen in the French Revolution19th-century French letter writers20th-century French memoiristsAnti-Stalinist leftBisexual memoirists, Bisexual women writersCommunist women writersConverts to Christianity from JudaismCritics of MarxismDeputies to the French National ConventionDominican mysticsFeminist studies scholarsFeminist theoristsFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench abolitionistsFrench ethicists, French biographersFrench political scientistsFrench salon-holdersFrench travel writersNonviolence advocates, Christian anarchistsPeople killed in the French RevolutionPeople of the First French EmpirePlatonistsPrix Goncourt winners, Deaths from pneumonia in FranceProto-feministsRomantic philosophers, Converts to Roman Catholicism from CalvinismTuberculosis deaths in EnglandVoting 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
PhilosophyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of religionEnlightenment philosophersAtheist philosophersAge of EnlightenmentMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences18th-century philosophersFrench atheistsUniversity of Paris alumniHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesMembers of the French Academy of SciencesMembers of the Académie FrançaiseTheoretical historiansFrench philosophers of educationFrench philosophers of historyFrench philosophers of scienceRationalistsScholars of feminist philosophyFrench feministsFrench male non-fiction writers18th-century French mathematicians18th-century French writers18th-century French male writersBurials at the Panthéon, ParisDeputies to the French National ConventionFrench abolitionistsFrench political scientistsProto-feministsPeople killed in the French RevolutionVoting theoristsFrench philosophers of culture, French sociologistsFrench ethicists, French biographersGermaine 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
Culture18th-century philosophersWriters from ParisFrench Roman CatholicsFrench women philosophersConversationalistsFrench feministsFrench women novelists19th-century French philosophersFrench literary critics18th-century French women writersWomen in the French RevolutionFrench salon-holders19th-century French letter writersPeople of the First French EmpireFrench travel writers19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writersRomantic philosophers, Converts to Roman Catholicism from CalvinismSimone 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
PhilosophyPhilosophers of religionJewish philosophersChristian humanistsWriters from ParisFrench political philosophersChristian radicals20th-century French philosophersCritics of work and the work ethicFrench women philosophersMarxist theoristsFrench philosophers of scienceWomen mysticsFrench feministsFrench socialistsÉcole Normale Supérieure alumni20th-century French women writersFrench Resistance membersFrench communists20th-century deaths from tuberculosisLycée Henri-IV alumniPlatonistsAnti-Stalinist leftCritics of MarxismConverts to Christianity from JudaismDominican mysticsTuberculosis deaths in EnglandFrench anarchists, French anti-fascists, French anti-capitalistsNonviolence advocates, Christian anarchistsSimone 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
PhilosophyAtheist philosophersWriters from ParisFrench atheistsUniversity of Paris alumniPhilosophers of sexualityExistentialistsFrench political philosophers20th-century French philosophersFrench women philosophersFrench philosophers of education20th-century French novelistsFormer Roman CatholicsScholars of feminist philosophyFrench feministsFrench women novelistsFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench literary critics20th-century French women writersBisexual novelistsBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryFrench communistsJerusalem Prize recipientsFrench philosophers of artSocialist feministsFeminist studies scholarsCommunist women writers20th-century French memoiristsFeminist theoristsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersBisexual memoirists, Bisexual women writersPrix Goncourt winners, Deaths from pneumonia in FranceFrench Marxists, French anti-war activists