“She must have enough spirit to be able to praise what another condemns, and to condemn what another praises without appearing at all contradictory.” So goes a description of Louise Dupin – considered a brilliant hostess this chateau. She was the illegitimate daughter of the king’s baker and became a wife of a rich farmer general. She used her wealth to produce an encyclopedia that would demonstrate once and for all the natural equality between men and women thus proving inequality a myth due to male oppression. Can you imagine – writing something like this during this time period!!?? What spirit! I like to think she may have been one of Gloria’s ancestors.
