Joan Of Arc

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Term Paper Title	Joan Of Arc
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Joan of Arc

     I read the passage on Joan of Arc from A History of Their Own; Women in Europe Volume 1 by Bonnie Anderson and Judith Zinsser.  I was immediately engrossed in the story of her determination and drive to succeed, and later survive, in the single sex world of that time.  I found it amazing that she lived only 19 years, yet was able to make such a lasting impact on history that she is still revered over 500 years after her death.  Her persecution and death were products of men who feared women with the courage to claim authority and act on their own wills.  Women who submitted to men were valued, and those who challenged men’s authority were called witches and heretics and were killed in the name of God.  It has been only in recent history that these attitudes have begun to change.
The forces driving Joan to accomplish all that she did were the voices of saints that she believed spoke to her.  Saint Michael and the angels appeared to her for the first time when she was 13. After the first appearance, Joan made a vow of virginity, increased her devotions, and made frequent visits to surrounding religious landmarks.  From then on, they often came to her and told her of all that she must accomplish for France.  The voices gave her very clear instructions that she must relieve the siege at Orleans, see the Dauphin crowned at Rheims, free the Duke of Orleans, and regain Paris.  By age sixteen she was focused enough on all of these goals to begin acting on them.
By persistently informing those in power of her mission, Joan finally made her way into battle at the age of seventeen.  During that year, she had convinced many of the elite of France that she was the virgin sent by God to save France.  She was questioned by churchmen and found to be devout in her beliefs.  The King’s Council endorsed her and she went off to Orleans to prove herself.  She fought with the French and English soldiers in at least seven battles.
Joan was able to accomplish her first three goals.  After the Dauphin was crowned, the military returned to inactivity.  But, Joan refused to return home because her final task of recapturing Paris had not yet been accomplished.  She continued to fight against the will of the King.  Her army was defeated and she was held for ransom.  The Dauphin never tried to free her.  After all of his support, he completely turned his back to her.
Eventually, custody of Joan was given to the English.  They recognized her powers, but saw her as evil,...

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