Face à l'histoire : les Résistantes

Often reduced to a handful of romantic clichés - that of a young messenger on a bicycle or a fighter posing with her machine gun slung over her shoulder - women have long remained invisible in the history of the French Resistance. And yet, in a defeated, humiliated country deprived in part of its male population, women were the first to react and initiate a spirit of resistance. Through five individual destinies, this collection highlights the crucial role played by women between 1940 and 1944.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Face à l'histoire : les Résistantes
First Air Date	April 13, 2025
Last Air Date	April 13, 2025
Seasons	1
Episodes	4
Episode Runtime	41min
Language	French
Original Language	French
Production Countries	France
Production Companies	Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo Radio France France Télévisions
Networks	France 5 France.tv

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Episode 4

While Geneviève de Gaulle was liberated from Ravensbrück in April 1945, Mila Racine suffered a tragic fate and died six weeks before the end of the war. At the Liberation, the return to normal life was not easy for the four survivors and the women of the Resistance. The gender order was re-established, and there was a crying lack of recognition for their work. Simonne Mathieu and Renée Davelly died anonymously. Lucie Aubrac and Geneviève de Gaulle are among the rare female icons who never cease to transmit the spirit of the Resistance.

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