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Vegan Simple Lifers In France Circa 1905

“I lead a very simple and frugal life, that is to say that I absolutely only eat vegetables. I wear the simplest possible clothes, no hat. I walk barefoot and I live in the greatest possible harmony with my ideas about Nature.” – Marius CAYOL – Vegan & Simple-Lifer – writing circa 1910 All of the original items, which we share in this post,  are being cared for in our…

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Veganism – Végétalisme – French Communities

Végétalisme historique / Historical Veganism The French were 20+ years ahead of the British in creating the names – le végétalisme – végétalien – végétalienne – ……for what Dorothy & Donald Watson termed – veganism – vegan – in 1944. Here we will give some tasters of French veganism going back to the early 20th Century. Most of the links in this blog post go to French sources. We will also present Jean…

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General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Le Végétalien – does anyone have a copy of this old French newspaper?

(Update 3 August 2014) Notes on French vegan history.   Click the links to go to the original pages which are in French! Notes sur l’histoire française végétalien. Cliquez sur les liens pour accéder aux pages d’origine sont en français! ‘Bascon’ – a vegan – nudist – communist / anarchist – commune in Essômes-sur-Marne – near – Chateau-Thierry – France – between 1911 to 1931. &  ‘Foyer’, located 40 rue Mathis (19th…

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