the Bonapartes. Legacy Henriette Campan died in 1822, leaving valuable Memoirs of the Private Life of Marie Antoinette (published 1823 (posthumously), Paris, 3 vols.), subtitled To which are Added Personal Recollections Illustrative of the Reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI (); a treatise De l'Education des Femmes (pub. 1824); and one or two small didactic works, written in a clear and natural style. The most noteworthy thing in her educational system, and that which especially recommended it to Napoleon, was the place given to domestic economy in the education of girls. At Écouen the pupils underwent a complete training in all branches of housework. Quotes References Attribution . Further reading Fitton, Mary. The Faithful Servant: Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan, 1752-1822 (1965). Scott, Barbara. "Madame Campan, 1752-1822" History Today (Oct 1973), Vol. 23 Issue 10, pp 683–690 online. External links Memoirs Of Marie Antoinette at Gutenberg 1752 births 1822 deaths 18th-century French educators 18th-century French women writers 18th-century French writers 19th-century French educators 19th-century French women writers Ancien Régime office-holders Education writers Heads of schools in France French courtiers French memoirists People of the French Revolution French women memoirists Household of Marie Antoinette 19th-century women educators Maids 18th-century memoirists