Silk Workers' Revolts
France 1831, 1834
Synopsis
At the beginning of the July Monarchy, in the industrial French city of Lyon, the silk workers had a very hard life. In addition to backbreaking...
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Strikes of Journeymen and Workers
France 1840
Synopsis
During the summer of 1840, strike waves brought industry in Paris to a standstill. Tens of thousands of workers from across the trades were invol...
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"Renaissance" translates from French to "reborn." At the start of the renaissance, the end of the 15th century, France found itself in a good position. A new king had just married and a new concept, ...
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Jacques Chirac's potential successors _ including the head of his own party, Nicolas Sarkozy _ are racing to distance themselves from the French president's legacy that critics say is marred by eco...
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PARIS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - When Nicolas Sarkozy was elected
president in May he promised to bring "rupture" to every aspect
of French public life. Little did he think that his wife Cecilia would f...
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To the world, President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy sends this message: France is back. Sarkozy said in his victory speech that his France will stand up against tyranny, dictators and fundamentalist Musl...
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France has championed the Rights of Man for centuries but didn't give women the right to vote until the end of World War II _ decades after Turkish and Soviet women were casting ballots. Things are...
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Any American with even a slight familiarity with Paris knows about Josephine Baker, the black swivel-hipped cabaret entertainer who shunned racism in America, vaulted to stardom here in 1925, and s...
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One of the most prestigious prizes in computing, the $100,000 Turing Award, went to a woman Wednesday for the first time in the award's 40-year history.Frances E. Allen, 75, was honored for her wor...
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LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Investors poured back into
equities on Thursday, hoping a rescue plan for ailing bond
issuers would stem credit losses, while allegations of a massive
trade fraud at Soc...
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PARIS, (Reuters) - A junior computer whiz at French
bank Societe Generale was accused of racking up a $7 billion
loss in bad bets on stocks in the biggest trading scandal in
banking history. Franc...
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Silk Workers' Revolts
French History from the Renaissance to the Late 19th Century
French candidates step away from Chirac
