Here’s a curated reading list: one book and three articles for each of the five figures (Simone Veil, Gunnar & Alva Myrdal, Gro Harlem Brundtland, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron). I’ve chosen works that overlap thematically—welfare‑state natalism, reproductive rights, demographic policy, and inclusivity—so you can trace a comparative thread across all five.

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📚 Reading List

1. Simone Veil (France, reproductive autonomy)

• Book: A Life (Haus Publishing, 2007) – Veil’s memoir, covering her Holocaust survival and abortion law reforms The Universi….
• Articles:• Barthold & Corvellec, “For the women – In Memoriam Simone Veil” (Gender, Work & Organization, 2018) Open Researc….
• “Simone Veil: Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament” (EU Pioneers profile, 2021) European Union.
• Ruth Hottell, “Simone Veil” (Jewish Women’s Archive Encyclopedia, 2021) Jewish Women….

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2. Gunnar & Alva Myrdal (Sweden, welfare‑state natalism)

• Book: Claes Berg, Gunnar Myrdal: A Life of Many Dilemmas (Springer, 2025) Springer.
• Articles:• Walter A. Jackson, Alva and Gunnar Myrdal in Sweden and America, 1898–1945 (Routledge, 2021) Google Books.
• Thomas Etzemüller, Alva and Gunnar Myrdal: Social Engineering in the Modern World (Lexington Books, 2014) Bloomsbury P….
• Gunnar Myrdal entry (Wikipedia, overview of welfare and demographic contributions) Wikipedia.

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3. Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norway, gender equality & natalism)

• Book: Madam Prime Minister: A Life in Power and Politics (2002) Amazon.
• Articles:• “Norway’s Agent of Care – and Change” (International Museum of Women, profile) Internationa….
• “Gro Harlem Brundtland: Putting Health at the Heart of Human Rights” (Council of Women World Leaders, 2021) Council of W….
• “Gro Harlem Brundtland” (The Elders, biography) The Elders.

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4. François Hollande (France, inclusive natalism post‑2013)

• Book: The Influence of Family Policies on Fertility in France: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future (Springer chapter, Olivier Thévenon, 2016) Springer.
• Articles:• Hervé Le Bras, “Should we really be worried about France’s declining fertility rate?” (Polytechnique Insights, 2024) Polytechniqu….
• “Pronatalist Policies Work” (Institute for Family Studies, 2024) Institute fo….
• “France’s Historic Pronatalist Policies” (Springer, 2016) Springer.

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5. Emmanuel Macron (France, demographic rearmament 2024–present)

• Book: No standalone book yet; coverage in fertility policy volumes (e.g., Low Fertility, Institutions, and their Policies, Springer, 2016, includes France).
• Articles:• “‘Natalist injunctions’: Macron sparks uproar with call to revive France’s birth rate” (France24, 2024) France 24.
• “Is There Hope for Low Fertility? Demographic Rearmament in Southern Europe” (Institute for Family Studies, 2024) Institute fo….
• “France’s Macron seeks to carry baby‑making plan to term” (RFI, 2024) RFI.

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🔎 Overlaps

• France: Veil → Hollande → Macron (continuity of reproductive rights into modern pronatalism).
• Nordics: Myrdals → Brundtland (welfare‑based natalism with gender equality).
• Comparative theme: All five are tied to inclusive natalism, showing how welfare, reproductive autonomy, and demographic policy evolved from the 1930s to today.

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✅ Bottom Line:
This list gives you five books and fifteen articles with thematic overlaps. Together, they trace the arc from the Myrdals’ welfare‑state natalism, through Veil’s reproductive autonomy, Brundtland’s gender‑equality policies, Hollande’s inclusive family subsidies, and Macron’s controversial “demographic rearmament.”