Bee and the Orange Tree
It''s 1699, and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. But outside those doors, the patriarchal forces of Louis XIV and the Catholic Church are moving to curb their freedoms. In this battle for equality, Baroness Marie Catherine D''Aulnoy invents a powerful weapon: ''fairy tales''.
When Marie Catherine''s daughter, Angelina, arrives in Paris f...
It''s 1699, and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. But outside those doors, the patriarchal forces of Louis XIV and the Catholic Church are moving to curb their freedoms. In this battle for equality, Baroness Marie Catherine D''Aulnoy invents a powerful weapon: ''fairy tales''.
When Marie Catherine''s daughter, Angelina, arrives in Paris f...
