FranceListe CR, n° 168 · Liste naturalisation, n° 175 · History, geography and culture
Who was Marguerite Yourcenar?
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Qui était Marguerite Yourcenar ?
- aA writer, the first woman elected to the Académie françaiseUne écrivaine, première femme élue à l’Académie françaiseCorrect answer
- bA popular singer of the 20th centuryUne chanteuse populaire du XXe siècle
- cA minister who had the abortion law passedUne ministre qui a fait voter la loi sur l’IVG
- dA scientist, winner of the Nobel Prize in PhysicsUne scientifique, prix Nobel de physique
Why?
Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987) was a French writer, author of “Memoirs of Hadrian” (“Mémoires d’Hadrien”). In 1980, she became the first woman elected to the Académie française. The minister behind the 1975 abortion (IVG) law was Simone Veil.
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