La Femme doit-elle voter? (Le pour et le contre)

In this scholarly work the author turns the microscope on one of the most heated debates of early‑twentieth‑century France: whether women should be granted the vote. Drawing on speeches, newspaper commentary, and the lively interventions of politicians and activists, the thesis maps the clash between suffragettes—both French and English—and a public still largely amused by the idea of “gender equality.” The author presents the arguments on each side with a measured, almost journalistic eye, letting the reader hear the fervor of feminist rallies and the skeptical chuckles of caricature‑laden press alike.

Beyond the polemic, the study offers a vivid portrait of the social climate that shaped the movement, from the corridors of the Senate to the lecture halls of Montpellier’s Faculty of Law. Listeners will come away with a clearer sense of how legal, economic, and cultural forces intertwined to make the question of women’s suffrage both a political crisis and a cultural transformation.