2004 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
From the Liberation to ‘Women’s Liberation’, 1945–1975
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Women in France since 1789
After France was liberated in 1944, the Vichy regime was succeeded by the Fourth Republic (1946–1958). Vichy’s authoritarian agenda was overturned in favour of democracy and women became citizens, marking a major shift in French politics. Yet women did not enjoy full equality under the law despite the fact that sexual equality was inscribed in the Constitution.