But nobody ever told us such an interestingthought. the general theory was that genius /couldn't / be / feminine.

- Where are the female Platos, the Beethovens, the Picassoor Einstein ? said with condescension allour teachers, all the men in general and even the youngidiots that dated us and that we were sometimes stupid enough to love... (Each of them being very farfrom Plato, Beethoven or Einstein !) But the gloryof these famous men flashed back on all of them. Neveron any of us !!

Which figures were proposed to girls andteenagers ? In our Catholic schools we had 2 modelsof prestige: the Virgin Mary. an example impos-sible to equal... but the only feminine figureat the foot of the Holy Trinity, all male...and another virgin Joan of Ark nicknamedLa Pucelle, a beautiful figure... but who couldwish to end up like her ?

les 2 béatif béatificationsdu Pape. And in our History books or school books, what identifications could we dream of ? A few naughtyinherit in gloom queens (loi salique) a lot of King's favourites and courtesans,feminine figures that are French people appreciate.And of course the Merry-go-round of naive girls,Cinderella, the Sleeping Beauty, Snow White andother Barbie dolls, who have no personalexistence, never accomplish anything, have for only gift their beauty and spend their youthwaiting for the Charming Prince.