Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a French feminist, philosopher and woman of letters. An important figure in feminism, she participated in the womens liberation movement in the 1970s. Childhood and studies Born January 9, 1908 in Paris, Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir is the da
In May 1923, the British Collector of Nagpur banned the carrying of the tricolor flag. On this, the batches of Swarajists started taking out flags and making arrests. One day Jamnalal Bajaj, leading the Swarajists, took out a flag procession. They were also taken prisoner. When Sardar Patel got th
Sophie de Grouchy (1764 – 1822), or Madame de Condorcet, was a French intellectual, woman of letters and translator who held an important salon from the French Revolution until her death. Great mental alertness Sophie Marie Louise de Grouchy was born in 1764 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, in Île-de-Franc
Vasari, son of a Tuscan potter, was a pupil of the painter Andrea del Sarto; he notably met the great Michelangelo, who influenced his painting. He works for the Medici, the Farnese... He is known for the speed of his execution. He has great architectural qualities, we owe him the magnificent loggia