Thought Salon – Alyce Harrison Yoga

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The French salon, a product of The Enlightenment in the early 18th century, was a key institution in which women played a central role. Salons provided a place for women and men to congregate for intellectual discourse.

In a male-dominated society, salons allowed for increased attention to gender equality and leadership and involvement for women in the intellectual realm.
Subjects for discussion could be social, literary, or political topics of the time. The salon was an informal education for women, where they were able to

The French salon, a product of The Enlightenment in the early 18th century, was a key institution in which women played a central role. Salons provided a place for women and men to congregate for intellectual discourse.

In a male-dominated society, salons allowed for increased attention to gender equality and leadership and involvement for women in the intellectual realm. Subjects for discussion could be social, literary, or political topics of the time. The salon was an informal education for women, where they were able to

exchange ideas, receive and give criticism, read their own works and hear the works and ideas of other intellectuals. Many ambitious women used the salon to pursue a form of higher education.

A monthly gathering for the exchange of ideas literary, intellectual, social, philosophical, feminist, yogic and historical.