Eglantine Perreaux:
BAD ASS!
Settle in for a short but AMAZING story about an amazing woman:
an artist, a WWII revolutionary, a baker.
(link at end)
Born Feb 2, 1912 in a small house on Rochefort in Saint-Michel, Aisne, France. 

#eglantine

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At age 16 she started modelling for Henri Matisse.

“The Velvet Robe" painted in 1942 is an illustration of her collaboration with him.

I don’t know what “collaboration” means, exactly. Nor do I know which painting, specifically. #eglantine #Matisse #HenriMatisse
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In 1940, Eglantine registers at Fougères in Brittany and joins the French resistance.  One of her duties was transporting dynamite between Fougères & Nice by hiding them between two Matisse canvasses.  #eglantine #matisse
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For these trips she dressed as a very distinguished lady.  She also hid Jews in her apartment in Paris.

has a daughter, Aline, in 1941.

Her husband, Marcel Landais, dies suddenly in 1973.

#eglantine

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After moving around a bit, Aline takes over a large apartment in New York and has her mother, Eglantine, move there in 1974. 

Eglantine helped Aline in the "La Rousse" restaurant that she owned from 1979 to 1983.  The restaurant was famous for its pastries.  #eglantine

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If anyone has heard of these restaurants, I’d LOVE to hear about it! #eglantine #newyork #nyc #nycbakeries #NYChistory
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She died in 1990 after a bout with cancer.

WHAT A FUCKING LEGEND!!!
@perreaux you’re related to her, too, I believe.

My uncle that did the genealogy said anyone who spells their name Perreaux is related to us. #eglantine

http://users.accesscomm.ca/perreauxgenealogy/Eglantine.html

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