Interviewed, historian Michelle PERROT evokes the new inventions of the 19th century, which have changed privacy: photography, electricity, holidays, the pavilion.
The historian Michelle PERROT, talks about the work of women during the First World War. It evokes the coming of women in metallurgy. She goes back to men’s opposition to this arrival.
Interviewed, historian Michelle PERROT discusses her relationship to feminist activism. She explains that she was not a leading activist in the feminist movement: "...I felt very concerned about the movements that were in the 1970s...".
Interviewed by historian Michelle PERROT, she talks about the struggle of French women during the inter-war period, on political rights. She explains that "women want to vote, that’s what you could see on the signs she was holding..."
The historian, a specialist in the image of women, is invited to the stage for the "Rendez-vous de l'histoire" in Blois. Interviewed, she evokes George Sand, a female personality that fascinates her: "...she was a great creative woman, a free woman...". She then talks about the struggles that women still have to fight.
Interviewed during "Rendez-vous de l'histoire" by Blois, Michelle PERROT, historian and president of the Rendez-vous de l'histoire, speaks on several themes concerning women. About the current feminist movements, she describes them as "...cheerful, useful, important to analyze...". She goes on to talk about the struggles for women that she herself has led, about the relationship between religion and women.
Interviewed historian Michelle PERROT, discusses several themes concerning the history of women in French society: the influence of the 19th century on women today; the strength of the achievements of feminism; the responsibility of women in their absence of public speaking.