Research Guides: French Women & Feminists in History: A Resource Guide: Jeanne de Clisson
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An overview of French women in history and the evolution of the French feminist movement. It includes English and French-language resources, primary sources and covers the Middle Ages, Witch Trials, Ancien Régime, Revolutionary and Modern eras in France.
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Original Title: TIL that Jeanne de Clisson (1300-1359) was a pirate and privateer, called the Lioness of Brittany. She embarked in revenge for the execution of her husband, ordered by the French King. She sailed across the English channel looking for French commerce ships and called her flagship “My Revenge”.