Officer of the Navy, Charette defends the Tuileries on August 10. After the fall of the king, he joined the Vendée insurgents at Machecoul. He will abandon the other Vendée leaders who disagree. He led the revolt of the Armée du Marais and distinguished himself by his independence. He took part in t
Zewditou (1876 – 1930) was a ruler of Ethiopia at the beginning of the 20th century, whose reign was marked by great changes for the country. Very early marriages Born on April 29, 1876, Zewditou is the daughter of the noble Abechi, companion of Sahle Maryam who later became Negus (king) of Ethiop
US civil rights activist Annie Lee Wilkerson Cooper (1910 – 2010) is committed to the right to vote for African Americans. She was particularly noted for throwing a punch at the sheriff of Dallas County (Alabama). Racial segregation Annie Lee Wilkerson was born on June 2, 1910 in Selma (Alabama,
Pioneer of womens cycling, Alfonsina Strada (1891 – 1959) completed the Giro dItalia in 1924 in an all-male peloton; she is the only woman to have officially participated in this race and one of the three great mens cycling tours. The Freedom Machine The origins and childhood of little Alfonsina