Joan of Arc in the USA

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Born more than six hundred years ago, Joan of Arc was just a teenager when she was executed in 1431, after her vivid saintly visions drove her to fight for the future of France. But centuries after her death, Saint Joan lives on in politics and popular culture. The film scholar Professor Robin Blaetz describes how her image was used in American culture and society, in the early twentieth century. Photo: An equestrian statue of Joan of Arc designed by Halbout du Tanney (Getty Images)