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Sophie de Vilmorin
16th arrondissement of Paris, 22 Jan 1931 – 15th arrondissement of Paris, 4 Dec 2009
6 facts1 source
Facts and their sources
- Born22 Jan 1931, 16th arrondissement of Parisnot verified1 source
- Died4 Dec 2009, 15th arrondissement of Parisnot verified1 source
A life in time
22 Jan 1931
Born in 16th arrondissement of Paris
4 Dec 2009
Dies in 15th arrondissement of Paris, aged 78
Family
See the treeDuring her lifetime
She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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The 1930s · Sophie is born in 16th arrondissement of Paris
Music
Instruments for dancing in France
People danced to the accordion, bagpipes, and the vielle, a traditional string instrument played by turning a wheel. Between the wars, the accordion became the dominant instrument for popular dances across France.
Daily life
School children's labor and chores
School children performed manual labor for the war effort, such as going to potato fields every Thursday to remove Colorado beetles from the plants. Students also helped clean the local school swimming pool by scrubbing the walls and floor barefoot with brushes.
Daily life
Traditional food preservation methods
To keep food fresh in homes without modern appliances, families used "garde-manger," which were ventilated cupboards or fine-mesh cages suspended in cool rooms, cellars, or kitchens. Meat was sometimes preserved by covering it in oil or searing it in a pan.
Around the world · 1939–1945The Second World War. The deadliest war in history, from 1939 to 1945: some 70 million people died. Brazil sent 25,000 soldiers to fight in Italy.
Getting around
Railcar improvements cut travel times
Between 1928 and 1939, modernized railcars reduced the journey between St Brieuc and Paimpol from 2 hours 50 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes.
Work
Immigrant labor in French mines
By 1930, immigrants made up 42 percent of the labor force in the French mining industry.
Work
The grueling life of baker apprentices
Apprentice bakers in the 1930s often lived and slept in the bakery, starting work as early as midnight or 2:00 A.M. and working up to 15 hours a day.