Blog 2: Influential Woman From the Francophone World

 Joan of Arc

1. Joan of Arc is a young woman famous for her unbelievable achievements in her short life of only 19 years. 

2. Joan of Arc was born right in the middle of the Hundred Years' War into a relatively poor family. When she was only 13, she started hearing voices that she claimed were from saints sent to her by God. When the news about Joan of Arc spread, the soon to be crowned king Charles VII accepted her request to bring an army to protect Orleans. She successfully protected Orleans and continued to help France by taking Charles VII to Reims, a city deep into the English territory where he was to be crowned king. After he was crowned king however, Joan of Arc was captured by Burgundian forces, and was later sold to the English. There, Joan of Arc eventually ended up dying by being burned.

3. Without Joan of Arc, the present world would be drastically different. Without her, France would be divided, and there may be no United States of America, because France also played a major contribution to the creation of the U.S.

4. I don't know much about South Korea's history but I found that a woman named Yu Gwansun was part of Korea's independence movement against Japan. She led many people in multiple peaceful protests against the Japanese government.