Marie Paradis Marie Paradis Marie Paradis (1778 – 1839) was the first woman to climb Mont Blanc. Paradis was a poor maidservant who lived in Chamonix at that time part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. On 14 July 1808, in the company of renowned mountain guide Jacques Balmat, she became the first woman to climb Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain. The party camped on the Grands Mulets, and during the final ascent Paradis became fatigued and was assisted by her guides. On the summit, Paradis was in such poor condition that she had difficulty breathing, was unable to speak, and could not
Jean-Michel Jacques Jean-Michel Jacques Jean-Michel Jacques is a French politician representing La République En Marche! He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Morbihan. He is deputee-president of the defense committee at the French National Assembly, member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and President of the "Major crisis and risks management" study group. Born on 26 February 1968 in Metz, he grew up in Hagondange, a small town in Moselle. In 1988, at 18 years-old, he joined the French Navy were he specialized in military nursing,