Gerturde Stein who lived with her faithful AliceToklas, S. de Beauvoir of course who refusedmarriage to keep time for herself and MargueriteYourcenar, the 1st wmnwoman allowed to set footin our French Academy. Never married, hada faithful girl friend at her side … etc etc Male Artists have always had female servantswives or Muses the 3 inane usually, devoted to their Art.Unfortunately, the word Muse has no mascmasculineand husbands very rarely care to become Muses !

In most of the cases in the past wmnwomengifted wmnwomen had to choose between theircreatuve ambition and a so called normalfamily life. (biography of For example Clara SchumanAlma Mahler, Fanny Mendelson, Alice Jamesand all those who spent their life in the backyard of a great man, father, brother or husband.Such a submissiveness, such a self-denial thatwas going to be reinforced by someonethat a famous feminist called "A calamity forwomanhood: I mean FREUD". He condemned relentlessly any woman who had a personal ambition: "the longing to succeed,or the wish for activity is neurotic for a wmnwoman,and it is advisable to give them medical attention."

(of course ambition was related to penis envy !)Gifted women, who wanted to do somethingwith themselves, were considered as sick.