France’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has a Feminist Hero

 

 "Each morning, when Gisèle Pelicot arrives at the courthouse, dozens of supporters, mainly women, are already there, waiting for her. When she leaves each night, they line her path to applaud and cheer.

Many call her “Gisèle,” as if they know her, though few do personally. In her chic image, they see themselves, their mothers, their grandmothers. They come to the court in the southern French city of Avignon and wait for hours to support her.

“I don’t know how she does it — her dignity,” said Catherine Armand, 62, "

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France’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has a Feminist Hero – DNyuz