Frenchess Gisèle Pelicot
For “time” she is the wife of the year
02/22/2025Reading time: 1 min.
The US magazine “Time” has announced his choice of wife of the year. A brave and combative French woman is awarded.
Gisèle Pelicot has been appointed wife of 2025 by the US magazine “Time”. The Frenchess had given up her anonymity in a sensational rape process in Avignon. She praised the magazine as a “heroine” who attracted attention worldwide through her decision. Pelicot is an “ordinary woman who acted exceptionally in view of a personal tragedy”.
In addition to Pelicot, twelve other women were honored, including actress Nicole Kidman, gymnast Jordan Chiles and basketball player A'ja Wilson. Your stories appear in the time edition of March 10th. Pelicot had been stunned by her husband for years and offered for rape. The process ended with prison terms for all accused.
Her courage made her a symbolic figure for women's rights. She had deliberately decided on a public procedure, as she said, “so that the shame changes the side”.
