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Women in France obtained many reproductive rights in the second half of the 20th century. The Neuwirth Act of 1967 authorized contraception. [9] The Veil Law of 1975 legalized abortion. [9] The maternal mortality rate in France is 8.00 deaths/100,000 live births (as of 2010). [10] France's HIV/AIDS rate is 0.4% of adults (aged 15–49 ...
The Shaved Woman of Chartres (French: La Tondue de Chartres) is a black and white photograph taken by Robert Capa in Chartres on 16 August 1944. This picture was first published in Life magazine and became iconic of the épuration sauvage (wild purge) enacted after the liberation of France and the severe punishment imposed on the French women ...
All men, women and children in the town killed with swords and the town razed and burned to the ground by royal army under prince Louis. [9] Labécède massacre 1227: Labécède: Unknown Crusaders Men killed and Cathar Perfect burnt to death by Crusader forces of Humbert V de Beaujeu: Moissac massacre 1234: Moissac: 210 Papal Inquisition
Marie-Louise Giraud (17 November 1903 – 30 July 1943) was one of the last women to be executed in France. Giraud was convicted in Vichy France and was guillotined for having performed 27 abortions in the Cherbourg area on 30 July 1943. Her story was dramatized in the 1988 film Story of Women directed by Claude Chabrol.
Unknown woman 2004: A 45-year-old Taiwanese woman bathed in 40.5% ethanol in an attempt to protect herself from SARS during the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak. She laid down in the fluid at 11. p.m. and was found dead at 11 a.m. by her family the next day. Her BAC was 1.35% and she most likely absorbed the alcohol through the skin. [21] [22]
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Montauban, France and Toulouse, France: 8 [note 2] 11 19: CCTV and body-worn camera Toulouse and Montauban shootings: A heavily-armed Jihadist on a motorcycle shot several soldiers and targeted students and teachers at a Jewish school. In addition to being filmed by CCTV, the entire spree was filmed by the shooter, who wore a camera strapped to ...
Both Chaplin and Laurel occasionally dressed as women in their films. Even the beefy American actor Wallace Beery appeared in a series of silent films as a Swedish woman. The Three Stooges, especially Curly (Jerry Howard), sometimes appeared in drag in their short films. The tradition has continued for many years, usually played for laughs.