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Demi-monde is a French 19th-century term referring to women on the fringes of respectable society, and specifically to courtesans supported by wealthy lovers. [1] The term is French for "half-world", and derives from an 1855 play called Le Demi-Monde, by Alexandre Dumas fils, [2] dealing with the way that prostitution at that time threatened the institution of marriage.
Later in 2016, the French Premier Manuel Valls stated in a speech that the burkini swimsuit was an "enslavement" of women and that Marianne was usually topless which The Economist noted: "The implication seemed to be that women in burkinis are un-French, while true French women go topless."
Anne de Seguier, 16th-century French poet and salon-holder; Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999), Russian-born French novelist, who pioneered the nouveau roman; Albertine Sarrazin (1937–1967), French-Algerian novelist, essayist, and poet; Johanna Schipper (known as "Johanna"; born 1967), Taiwanese-born French comics artist and short-story writer
Amélie Simone Mauresmo (French pronunciation: [ameli simɔn moʁɛsmo]; born 5 July 1979) is a French former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and tournament director. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 39 weeks.
Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1957, 1960, and 1961 • 1960 French Championships champion • 1960/1961 U.S. Championships champion • 1957/1959/1960/1963 Wimbledon women's doubles champion • 1955/1957/1960 French Championships women's doubles champion • 1958/1959/1960/1961/1962 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion • 1957/1959 ...
French woman may refer to: Women in France; The French Woman, a 1977 French film; A French Woman, a 1995 French film; See also. French Women, a 2014 French film
Defarge symbolises several themes. She represents one aspect of the Fates. [2] The Moirai (the Fates as represented in Greek mythology) used yarn to measure out the life of a man, and cut it to end it; Defarge knits, and her knitting secretly encodes the names of people to be killed.
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: French This category exists only as a container for other categories of French women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.