After France was defeated by German forces in 1940, many military-aged French men were taken as prisoners of war. Therefore, it was left to women and older men to establish the initial resistance groups in occupied France. Celebrated French Resistance member Lucie Aubrac asserted that the Resistance movement was, in all likelihood, primarily female.
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Recent Protests in France and Why They Are so Effective
Recently, French citizens have used nonviolent protests as a way to show the President and his administration their frustration with current social issues or policies. These protests have forced President Macron to change his policies, showing the power that protests can have.