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Marie de Gournay
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1565–1645 · French writer

Also known as: Lady of Mary de Jars Gournay, Marie Le Jars de Gournay, Мари де Гурне, ماري دو غورناي, マリー・ド・グルネー

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Known works

  • Fragments d'un discours féminin (1987)
  • Egalité des hommes et des femmes (1993)
  • Iardin des muses
  • The Equality of the Sexes
  • Œuvres complètes (2002)