Siege of Orléans Essays

“She is not even a respectable woman. She does not wear women's clothes. She is dressed like a soldier, and rides round the country with soldiers.” She is Joan of the arc as described by the archbishop from the iconic play Saint Joan, a play written in the 1920s. At the time when the story was written, it wasn’t the best era for women. It was still the post-suffrage movement. Yes, women have just obtained the right to voting, to control their own body and sexuality. And women with jobs has increased