An environmental crisis and a dispute over regional boundaries sent both rioters and rivers of champagne pouring into the streets of Aube.

Alexandre Lenoir’s Musée des monuments français, founded to protect French artifacts from the revolutionary mobs, was one of the first popular museums of Europe.

What is the political, philosophic, and economic system known as socialism? Some starting points for further study.

As Catholics mark the centennial of her canonization, it’s clear that there is more than one Joan of Arc. How did that happen?

Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray revolutionized childbirth in France through education, building a detailed birthing mannequin.

We use champagne to celebrate New Year's Eve and other major events. But how did the sparkling wine get such cultural cachet? (Hint: marketing helped.)

When JSTOR saved the day...Recent college grads remember the articles that helped them with their research before graduation.

Maternity leave as we know it today may have its origins in turn-of-the-century French militarism.