Belle Époque? Shameful pregnancies in the Cévennes of the 1900s

Name: Belle Époque? Shameful pregnancies in the Cévennes of the 1900s
Start: 2023-09-16T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T11:30:00+02:00
Location: Mairie de l'Estréchure

At the origin of the creation of the spinning mill La Proletariaenne, the testimonies mention the dismissal by a boss of L'Estréchure of several pregnant spinners without being married. The Escoubet G

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free of charge. Free admission.

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At the origin of the creation of the La Prolétarienne spinning mill, the testimonies mention the dismissal by a boss of L'Estréchure of several pregnant spinners without being married. The group L'Escoubette will discuss this year how such situations were perceived and experienced in the Cevennes of the «Belle Époque».

About the location

Mairie de l'Estréchure

Le village, 30124 L'Estréchure

Gard
Occitanie

How did the Cévenol village of L'Estréchure look in 1906? What were they selling in their shops? What were they talking about in their cafés? How did its inhabitants, spinners, farmers, sericiculteurs, lumberjacks, milliners or sabotiers live on a day-to-day basis? All this will be evoked in a guided tour that will lead you from the town hall-school to the edge of the Gardon.