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Joséphine Baker au Panthéon, une reconnaissance éternelle

Joséphine Baker, artiste, résistante et militante antiraciste, entrera au Panthéon le 30 novembre. Un hommage à une femme exceptionnelle qui incarne l'esprit français et la lutte pour la liberté. #JoséphineBaker #Panthéon #France
Duration
22.6 mins
Level
intermediate
Word Count
2855 (893 unique words)
Topics
20th Century History
Arts & Literature
Biography
Civil Rights
Comics & Graphic Novels
Culture
Dance
France
French History
Gender Equality
History
Lifestyle
Location
Monaco
Music
Paris
Racial Discrimination
Saint-Louis
Social History
Social Issues
Theater
United States
Women's History
World War II
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Welcome to Bridges, a podcast designed to spark the curiosity of French learners.
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Hi, I'm Emilie, and this week, as always, I'm inviting you to take a few minutes to reflect on a question together.
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In each episode, I try to offer you different topics to explore.
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My goal is simply to share some food for thought and encourage you to start asking yourself questions in French.
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Today, we're going to talk about a monument located in Paris, the Panthéon.
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We're going to focus on the story of a remarkable woman, Josephine Baker.
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What's the connection between the two? If you follow the news in France, you might already know the answer.
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The Pantheon is a mausoleum – in other words, a large burial chamber.
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People who made their mark on French history are buried there.
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And that will soon be the case for Josephine Baker, as she will be enshrined in the Panthéon on November 30th, 2021.
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When I say she's going to be enshrined at the Panthéon, it means she'll be interred there.
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As a change of pace, I wanted to discuss a topic related to current events.
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And this week, I read an article where I learned a lot of interesting things about the history of the Pantheon.
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He explains how people are chosen to be honored at the Panthéon (a mausoleum in Paris where many of France's national heroes are buried).
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He also notes that very few women have received this honor.
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If this introduction hasn't been totally clear so far, don't worry, we'll go over everything in more detail.
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In this episode, I invite you to explore two questions.
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What is the purpose of the Panthéon, and who was Josephine Baker? What was her connection to France? To begin, let's look at how the Panthéon works.
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We will also consider the reasons why Joséphine Baker deserves her place in this monument.
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Next, I'll tell you the story of Josephine Baker.

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