Madeleine de Puisieux
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Madeleine de Puisieux was a French writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

 and feminist.

Madeleine de Puisieux debuted as a writer in 1745 and sometimes collaborated with Diderot. In 1750, she published La Femme n’est pas inférieure à l'homme ("Woman is not inferior to man"). She was married to Philippe-Florent de Puisieux (1713–1772), lawyer at the Paris parliament and the French ambassador to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. She was given a stately pension in 1795.

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