Madeleine de Puisieux
Madeleine d'Arsant de Puisieux (1720–1798), was a French writer and active feminist. Life Madeleine de Puisieux, was born in Paris on 28 November 1720. Although not much is known about her early life, Puisieux worked to become a published author. In 1745, she achieved her goal and with the help of her friend, Denis Diderot she published one of her first works entitled Les Caractères sometime in the year 1750. In the year 1750, Madeleine de Puisieux met and fell in love with Philippe-Florent de Puisieux, a lawyer French ambassador to Switzerland and a well-known lawyer at the Paris parliament, eventually marrying him. Madeleine de Puisieux had a longtime relationship with fellow philosopher, art critic, Denis Diderot from 1746 to 1755. Although never married, she was the kept woman to Diderot during their time together. In that time, they worked together on some of Puisieux's works, as he helped get the works published. The relationship was not exclusive and Diderot also had relationships with Sophie Volland, and Mme de Maux. Throughout her relationships, Puisieux had no children. On 12 April 1798, Madeleine de Puisieux died in her hometown in Paris at the age of 77 years old. Achievements Puisieux published