She became acquainted with most of the intellectual and cultural leaders of French society. She visited Voltaire
and Emilie du Châtelet
at Cirey in 1738-9. These two, as well as other Enlightenment figures such as...
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Nancy Mitford
Her book covers the years 1733-1749, that is, the period of Voltaire
's involvement with Emilie du Châtelet
, up to the latter's death following childbirth. It uses then-unpublished letters. It has been variously assessed...
Pierre-Joseph Boudier de Villemert
published, allegedly at Hamburg, a book called L'Ami des femmes, which remarked on the number and excellence of women writers in French.
