La Femme doit-elle voter? (Le pour et le contre) Thèse pour le doctorat ès sciences politiques et économiques

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.