Alain Missoffe and Philippe Franchini has chosen an unusual angle to deal with the dynasty Wendel : they pass by the women. This family of flanders, Bruges was founded in 1704 a steel plant in Lorraine to feed for three centuries the chronicle of the masters of the forges. Strong men hold the trestles of the legend, but the share of women of the saga appears in both internal and side, eluding the residency agreements for budding lives signed. Prisant least the hagiography that gap, the authors present us with fifteen women from fe...

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