Monday 8 March The UN’s International Women’s Day
I n the UN calendar, International Women’s Day, also known as International Women’s Rights Day in some countries, such as France, is celebrated on 8 March. The international day highlights the fight for women’s rights and especially for reducing inequality with men. On this special day, the time is right to look towards Charente and the role played by women there in the past. From Henri de Terrasson, Comte de Montleau, the vineyards of the ANDREAUX family passed to younger sons of the family, and not the eldest.
In this context, a woman was to play an important role in developing the wine estate. VALENTINE, Henri’s daughter, was born in 1870, a year when Louise Michel was at the barricades. Valentine took a keen interest in the Cognac wine estate. During her father’s lifetime, she embodied, in her role in the business, the principle of equality between men and women at work.
In 1885, in the ANDREAUX estate, Henri felt great affection for his only daughter, Valentine, aged 15. Valentine did not have to wait until the date of 8 March to show that women’s independence or leadership should be encouraged. This year, the theme of International Women’s Day is “Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 World»...
When Valentine’s father died in 1918, her uncle, Albéric (1836 - 1927), who had not been able to have any children of his own, gave all his affection to his niece VALENTINE and her younger brother René. VALENTINE was single and childless. She had a lively mind, was dynamic, well educated and bilingual. VALENTINE and RENÉ began to physically take part in the Cognac business, continuing the brand’s traditions until VALENTINE died in 1934.
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