Marie de Gournay
French writer
- Lived
- 1565–1645
- Country
- France
- Also writes as
- Damoiselle de G., Fille d’alliance de Monsieur de Montaigne
Updated September 2026
About Marie de Gournay
Marie de Gournay was a French writer. Author of a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including The Equality of Men and Women and The Ladies' Grievance, she insisted that women should be educated. Gournay was also an editor and commentator of Michel de Montaigne. After Montaigne's death, Gournay edited and published his Essays.
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