Staël
Americannoun
noun
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Some elite women, such as the French philosophers Émilie du Châtelet and Germaine de Staël, assumed leadership roles in the era’s vibrant intellectual debates and gained recognition for their contributions.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
They were run by brilliant women — salonnières — including the Marquise de Rambouillet, Madame de Lafayette, Madame de Staël and Madame de Tencin.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2020
His televised presidential press conferences became media works of art as he deftly answered complex questions, handled reporters with aplomb and laced his responses with wit, quoting literary figures like the Frenchwoman Madame de Staël.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2017
Chekhov wrote about “the thirst for powerful sensations,” and Madame de Staël wrote about how “genius inspires this thirst for fame.”
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2017
Some time before, the grave and gentle American had met Madame de Staël at Madame de Tesse's; the daughter of Necker conversed with him in another style than that of M. de Boufflers.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various
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