Guizot, Pauline (1773–1827)
Guizot, Pauline (1773–1827)
French novelist. Name variations: Madame Guizot; Elisabeth de Meulan. Born Élisabeth Charlotte Pauline de Meulan, Nov 2, 1773, in Paris, France; died Aug 1, 1827, in Paris; m. François Pierre Guillaume (F.P.G.) Guizot (historian and statesman), 1812.
Began writing to support mother and siblings after father's ruin during the Revolution; works, which advocate the domestic education of women, include La Chapelle d'Ayton (1800), Les enfants (1812), L'Ecolier (1821), and Nouveaux contes (1823); also wrote prizewinning treatise on women's education Lettre de famille sur l'éducation domestique (1826).
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