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FIRST EDITION.
Claire Elizabeth Jeanne, Countess of Rémusat, great-niece of M. de Vergennes, minister of Louis XVI, born January 5, 1780, was married at 16 years of age to the Count of Rémusat. She was named bridesmaid to Empress Josephine and remained faithful to her even after her divorce.
Sound Essay on Women's Educationpublished by his son a few years after his death on January 5, 1821, received the gold medal of the Académie française.
"I see no reason to treat women less seriously than men, to distort the truth in the form of prejudice, to decorate them in the guise of superstition. They have a right to duty, they have a right to the truth, since they are capable of both."
Uncommon in bookbinding of the time.