elizabeth first

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THE FIRST FEMINIST

ELIZABETH First

Anaïs DuboisEcole Nationale Supérieur des Mines de Saint-

Étienne

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BEFORE ELIZABETH I

Sensitivity

Assertiveness

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ELIZABETH I reach the throne

The world’s idea of women’s capabilities changed

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In the age of 3 years: first difficulty

Her father

Her mother

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The difficult entry in the throne

« from her birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558, she had experienced every vicissitude of fortune and every extreme condition »

David Starkey

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Her schooling

Roger Ascham

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Her opponents

Her younger brother edward

Her older sister Mary

Lady Jane Grey

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Fortune smiled upon her at last

Died in 1553 Died in 1558 Executed in 1554

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The Virgin Queen

« I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman »

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A well-balanced woman

Sensitivity:

• Empathy• Compassion• Patience• Openness to

councel

Assertiveness: • Bold• Decisive• Ruthless• Visionary

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In 1559, she established the Anglican Church

« Elizabethan Settlement »

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1588 spanish armada battle

« I know I have the body but of a weak and a feeble woman but I have the heart and stomach of a king – and of a king of England, too »

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A good network of personnal relationships

Sir William Cecil Sir Francis Walsingham

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She died on March 24, 1603

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Impact of Elizabeth’s genius on Shakespeare

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Thinking like Elizabeth

Develop and expand your sensitivity and assertiveness in harmony

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The power of symbols and images

CREATE YOUR OWN EMBLEM

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Master the art of listening

You have to banish the following behavior:

• Looking at his watch

• Answering the phone

• Continual self-referencing

• Giving unwanted advice

• Failure to make eye contact

• …

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Take the power !

• TRUST HIS/HER INTUITIONS

• BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

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THE END

This ppt is dedicated in homage to this great woman

Thank you for your attention

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