On my generation, the results have been
above all hopes ! I was a Parisian bourgeoise
what S. de Beauvoir called "unej.f.rangée",
and though I belonged to a privileged
family, I litterally didn't see what was
wrong with my situation.

For instance, I reached my majority (21 and
not 18 !) without having the right to vote.
I was a latin teacher but, being born a wmn,
I was considered as incapable and believed  (you probably
know that France was nearly the last
country in Europe, just before Switzerland,
Greece and Portugal, to grant the right to vote
to wmn.

Well I didn't become a feminist. I was
educated to never be violent, never disturb men,
smile patiently and wait till THEY would decide
to improve my situation of course, I lived most of my married life
before family planning and experienced the dark
ages of illegal abortions. And still didn't become
a feminist !! worse: I felt ashamed of being a wmn,
unable to master her body, and such a nuisance
for her husband !!

Then I had 2 daughters and once more felt
ashamed and guilty of disappointing my
husband who wanted a BOY.

It's only after my 3 first novels, written
with my sister Flora, when I wrote a feminist
Essay, "Ainsi soit-Elle", that I discovered
the universality of wmn's expression and