Famous Quotes — Exceptional Women

Question 1

Question 1 : "One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman." — Who is the author?

Réponses possibles :

George Sand
Virginia Woolf
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone Veil

Answer

Iconic phrase from The Second Sex (1949), foundational to modern feminism.

Question 2

Question 2 : "Fashion fades, only style remains." — Who is the author?

Réponses possibles :

Christian Dior
Coco Chanel
Karl Lagerfeld
Yves Saint Laurent

Answer

A maxim from Gabrielle Chanel, who revolutionized women's fashion in the 20th century.

Question 3

Question 3 : "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." — Who is the author?

Réponses possibles :

Helen Keller
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosa Parks
Amelia Earhart

Answer

A quote from Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States and human rights activist.

Question 4

Question 4 : "No, I regret nothing." — Who sang these now-legendary words?

Réponses possibles :

Josephine Baker
Mistinguett
Dalida
Édith Piaf

Answer

Iconic song performed by Édith Piaf in 1960, which became the symbol of her passionate life.

Question 5

Question 5 : "A Room of One's Own" — Who wrote this feminist essay?

Réponses possibles :

Virginia Woolf
Jane Austen
Charlotte Brontë
Mary Shelley

Answer

An essay by Virginia Woolf (1929): a woman needs money and a room of her own to write.

Question 6

Question 6 : "In life, nothing is to be feared, everything is to be understood." — Who is the author?

Réponses possibles :

Ada Lovelace
Rosalind Franklin
Lise Meitner
Marie Curie

Answer

Marie Curie, first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win two Nobels in different disciplines.

Question 7

Question 7 : "Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly?" — Who is the author?

Réponses possibles :

Louise Bourgeois
Frida Kahlo
Georgia O'Keeffe
Niki de Saint Phalle

Answer

From the diary of Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist who transformed her suffering into art.

Question 8

Question 8 : "Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself." — Who is the author?

Réponses possibles :

Marilyn Monroe
Audrey Hepburn
Coco Chanel
Brigitte Bardot

Answer

Another famous maxim from Coco Chanel, advocating authenticity as the source of beauty.

Question 9

Question 9 : "I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves." — Who is the author?

Réponses possibles :

Mary Wollstonecraft
Olympe de Gouges
Virginia Woolf
Flora Tristan

Answer

From A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) by Mary Wollstonecraft, a foundational feminist text.

Question 10

Question 10 : "Feminism has never killed anyone. Sexism kills every day." — Who is the author?

Réponses possibles :

Benoîte Groult
Simone de Beauvoir
Gisèle Halimi
Simone Veil

Answer

A quote from the French feminist writer and activist Benoîte Groult (1920-2016).

Famous Quotes — Exceptional Women

Les 10 questions du quiz

Question 1 : "One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman." — Who is the author?

Question 2 : "Fashion fades, only style remains." — Who is the author?

Question 3 : "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." — Who is the author?

Question 4 : "No, I regret nothing." — Who sang these now-legendary words?

Question 5 : "A Room of One's Own" — Who wrote this feminist essay?

Question 6 : "In life, nothing is to be feared, everything is to be understood." — Who is the author?

Question 7 : "Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly?" — Who is the author?

Question 8 : "Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself." — Who is the author?

Question 9 : "I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves." — Who is the author?

Question 10 : "Feminism has never killed anyone. Sexism kills every day." — Who is the author?