Pignot, Manon

Biography

Manon Pignot is a professor of contemporary history at the Université de Picardie Jules Verne. In association with several institutions including the Institut universitaire de France and Centre de recherches de l’Historial de la Grande Guerre, she has been working on the experiences of children and youth in the First World War for 15 years. She is the author of 19141918. Françoise Dolto, veuve de guerre à sept ans (Gallimard, 2018) and Paris dans la Grande Guerre (Parigramme, 2014).