Paris-Moderne — Women as Fiacre Drivers — C.M. n°932

Description

Postcard showing a woman driving a fiacre in Paris, with a man in a suit beside her. The printed text on the front says: « With us, no danger of getting lost, we always know how to find our way to the right places ». The back details the story of women's conquest of the fiacre driver profession in Paris in February 1907, mentioning Mrs. Charnier and Mrs. du Pin de La Guérinière, and discusses the debates over the terms « cochère », « cochette », and « cocherelle ».