Where were the French women during the Neo-Classical period? Women have been performing, since 100 C.E. in India, and in China since the eighth century. So why did it take so long for women in France to make a name for themselves? Possibly because France is a newer country compared to others. After all China was a unified nation before France and eventually did not allow women to perform in Beijing during the 1770s. So we can see how countries that originated as pro-feminism, later conformed to average ideals. Having said this, Italy was progressing faster than it’s neighboring country, France. However there were women in France who influenced the arts, but they were born in Italy. Marie de’ Medici had great power when her son, Louis XIII became king at age nine and Queen Catherine dé Medici of France (1560-1574) who greatly enjoyed the festivals. So how did French women originally break through the Neo-Classical period? French women, such as Comtesse de La Fayette (1634-1693), expressed themselves during the Neo-Classical period through writing.
Reference: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
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