Today is International Day of Women in Diplomacy! #emdiplomacy was by no means an all male affaire. Women played a central role not only in mainting contacts to the queen's court and other female actors. They could also directly take part in negotiations, as the example of the Ladies' Peace of Cambrai (1529) shows. Here Margaret of Austria and Louise of Savoy negotiated for the Emperor and the king of France respectively.
If you want to know more, have a look at the #handbook article by Carolyn James who talks about female diplomatic actors.
Yvette Z'Graggen 1920-2012 #Swiss writer & translator, wrote novels, autobiography, short stories & radio plays. Age 6 invented characters who were allowed to do things she wasn't.Trained as secretary, studied @ Uni of Florence. #WWII worked @ International Red Cross. Produced cultural & literary programmes 4 radio, worked @ Comédie de Genève theatre. Writing examined women's lives & darker aspects of Swiss history #WomensHistory@histodons@CarveHerName New #wikipedia pg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvette_Z'Graggen