Françoise’s children

Random order of display: it’s out of the question to have the leaders at the top and “those who are nothing” at the bottom…

Ruth Hottell

Ruth Hottell

Ruth taught French at the University of Toledo (Ohio). Carolyn Merchant, to whom she is close, encouraged her for a long time to translate Françoise, which she had time to do after leaving university.

Translation of Feminism or Death in English – Translations for the website.

Manon Soavi

Manon Soavi, Aikido teacher and author, is one of the most original contemporary voices, noted for her first book, Le maître anarchiste, Itsuo Tsuda, where she links the Tao and anarchy. Her philosophy, drawn essentially from her practice, made her come across Françoise, whom she now helps to make known: if Françoise is on Facebook and Instagram, it’s thanks to Manon!

Promotion of the film in Italy, reflections on the work, social networks

Sara Marchesi

Sara, collection director at Prospero Editore in Milan and researcher in philosophy at the University of Trento, is passionate about Françoise’s work, which she popularizes throughout Italy. She translates, prefaces it and edits her.

Translation and edition of Feminism or Death under the title Il femminismo o la morte. Writing news in Italian on the site.

Aurore Turbiau

Aurore is a doctoral student in comparative literature (Sorbonne University, CRLC)and lecturer at the university. Member of the collective Les Jaseuses and the association of Friends of Monique Wittig, she works on the literary commitment of Franco-Quebec feminist writers of the 1970s and 1980s.

Reading notices on the site – Contribution “Françoise d’Eaubonne et la terreur littéraire”.

Vincent d’Eaubonne

Vincent d’Eaubonne

The link maker

Heritage stripper, Vincent activates connections, develops possibilities, organizes chances. Receiving a message from him “I have an idea” is the assurance of something unexpected. In this particular, he is indeed his mother’s son.

Editorial decisions – Website design – Project development – International relations.

Magali Payen

Magali, founder of On est prêt and co-founder of Newtopia, inherited the capacity for action from the one she was close to in her childhood. We owe her the first reissue of Françoise after her departure, and probably other things to come.

On the initiative of the reissue of Une femme nommée Castor, mon amie Simone de Beauvoir in 2008 at L’Harmattan.

Fabienne Dumont

An academic, author of numerous books, exhibition curator, and art critic, Fabienne is a specialist in feminist, gender, queer, and masculinity issues in France and abroad. As a herstorian, she has devoted the last few decades to raising awareness of forgotten female creators, tirelessly questioning why there are so few women in art history.

Preface and critical apparatus for Françoise’s Histoire de l’art et lutte des sexes (History of Art and the Battle of the Sexes).

Coline and Flora Pilet

Coline is directing, Flora is dancing. Françoise brought them together for a creation about what she was, and it’s a real success, as she impacted them so much. The show will be completed for May 2023, wish them success with this piece!

Creation and performances of the show Françoise ! An ecofeminist journey to (re)discover Françoise D’Eaubonne

Carolyn Merchant

Carolyn Merchant, philosopher and world renown figure in the history of the sciences, is at the origin of a translation of Françoise’s work into English, in which she identifies her as being at the source of the term and concept of ecofeminism.

Initiator of the translation of Le Féminisme ou la Mort in 2021, published by Verso Books with the title Feminism or Death.

Pauline Launay

Pauline is a Doctor in sociology, specializing in support for end-of-life medical teams, member of l’Association Anamnèse. She has invested a lot in Françoise in recent years: the success of the international conference is her, the “Wednesdays of Eaubonne” in 2021 are also hers.

Organization of the 2022 international colloquium – Animation of Les mercredis d’Eaubonne at IMEC – In charge of the proceedings of the colloquium, to be published.

David Dufresne

Is there any need to introduce David, founder of Au Poste, where Françoise is regularly summoned? Nunable to attend in person, she is represented by young friends who introduce her to the channel’s 100,000 listeners. David has just published Remember Fessenheim in September 2025 about his “impossible grandmother,” a book that is causing quite a stir and is currently a finalist for the Médicis and Décembre prizes.
Author of Remember Fessenheim, media activist relaying ecofeminist voices.

Élise Thiébaut

the gardener

Élise, novelist, director of the Nouvelles Lunes collection, was born on March 12 like Françoise. Since their meeting and the writing of L’Amazone verte, she has never ceased to bring back to life the work of the one who coined the term “ecofeminism”.

Editorial decisions – Various prefaces – Re-edition of Le sexocide des sorcières and other texts.

Diana Vivarelli

Diana is a playwright (over thirty published plays), actress, director and stage director. She won the Prix Beaumarchais-SACD for Explosion, une bombe nous attendait à la gare. She has just published (March 24) Pour ton bien, which tells the story of her close relationship with Françoise. She is helping to spread the word in a variety of ways.

French-Italian translations, radio broadcasts and study of Françoise’s theater

Karine Lanini

Rigor

Karine, co-creator of the “Les Renversantes!” label at Leduc and literary agent at the head of Kalligram, is Françoise’s guardian angel in the publishing world. How much easier Françoise’s life would have been if she had had such expertise to accompany her!

Editorial decisions – Negotiation, execution and monitoring of editorial contracts.

Photographic credits: Jean-Claude Aubry, DR