International Women's Day
I got carried away reading about so many fabulous women, that I let the day slip away and now it's almost over. I chose three to share with you. I hope you'll check out the link at the bottom of the page and read more. We all know Ella of course, and you simply must give the video a listen. I teared up immediately. Listen and you'll know why.
Many streets, plazas, and buildings in Paris are named after remarkable women from all over the world. Sometimes the translation goes a bit pear-shaped. So, if you're a Parisian reading this, feel free to make corrections. That goes for any past and future posts as well.
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| Crédit photographique : © Claude Poirier / Roger-Viollet |
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was one of the most important jazz singers of all. She became "The First Lady of Song" after the climax of "Swing", she won numerous awards including 13 Grammys. She is remarkable for the purity of her voice and her ability to improvise.
Ella Fitzgerald was named to the way BH/19, starting at No.22 rue de la Cloture and opening on the bank of the Ourcq Canal (19th)
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| Crédit photographique : © Studio Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet |
Delphine Seyrig (1932-1990) was a French actress and feminist activist. She was originally from Lebanon, and moved to New York while still a child. More people remember her role as Colette de Montpelier in Day of the Jackal. Read more here...
Genevieve de Gaulle Anthonioz (1920-2002) General Charles de Gaulle was her uncle! She joined the French Resistance in 1940, arrested in 1943, imprisoned, and then deported. Read more here...
Genevieve gave her name to the location adjacent tot he intersection of Vaugirard, Alain Chartier and the convention (15th)
She wrote a book that I simply must read - La Traversée de la nuit (literally, "The Crossing of the Night", translated to English as "The Dawn of Hope: A Memoir of Ravensbrück"
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