This Bastille Day, learn more about the nineteenth-century woman whose nearly twenty-first century outlook was key to the creation of modern France. 🇫🇷☕ You've heard of Marie Antoinette, but have you ever heard of Eugénie de Montijo? The Last Empress of France by Petie Kladstrup and Evelyne Resnick tells the dramatic, untold story of the woman who created haute couture, fought for women’s rights, opened France’s schools to girls and ruled the country as its last empress—yet today remains almost unknown. 💐 "A delight for lovers of history featuring strong, complex women."—Ross King, NYT bestselling author This first definitive American biography of Eugénie is available now. • Photo via hanoversquarepress • • #BastilleDay #history #historybooks #newbooks #bookrecs #reader #reading #nonfiction #France #bookrecommendations htpbooks