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Qui était Marguerite Yourcenar ?Who was Marguerite Yourcenar?

Answer

Une écrivaine, première femme élue à l’Académie françaiseA writer, the first woman elected to the Académie française

Explanation

Marguerite Yourcenar was a writer, author of “Memoirs of Hadrian”. In 1980, she became the first woman elected to the Académie française.

Source: Académie française – Marguerite YourcenarUpdated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

  1. Une écrivaine, première femme élue à l’Académie françaiseA writer, the first woman elected to the Académie française (Correct answer)
  2. Une chanteuse célèbre des années 1950A famous singer of the 1950s
  3. Une scientifique qui a reçu le prix Nobel de physiqueA scientist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics
  4. La première femme Première ministre de FranceFrance’s first female Prime Minister

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