Alexis Patri 4:40 p.m., November 18, 2021
Stéphane Bern and Matthieu Noël receive on Thursday in "Historically yours" an exceptional guest: Sarah Ferguson.
In her only interview granted to a French radio station, the Duchess of York presents her new novel, "In the conquest of her freedom", inspired by the life of her grandmother Lady Margaret.
INTERVIEW
In her new novel
Conquering Her Freedom
, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, recounts the life story of Lady Margaret, one of her noble ancestors who lived in the Victorian era.
The story of a woman who refused to comply with the social conventions imposed on the women of her milieu and of her time.
But does that make this book a feminist novel?
Is the author herself a feminist?
An exceptional guest of
Historically yours
, Sarah Ferguson responds to Stéphane Bern and Matthieu Noël.
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"I love romance, but that doesn't make me weak"
Without frontally confirming or denying the feminist character of her book, the Duchess of York details her thinking in the face of what is only the struggle for gender equality. "I'm deeply romantic and love men. I'm not saying I want a lot of men!" Smiles the Duchess, known for her sense of humor. "But I like men to open the door for me, I like the chivalrous aspect, the benevolence of men, too. And the red roses."
A taste for gallantry that Sarah Ferguson clearly distinguishes from a feeling of inferiority.
"Despite all this, you can still have a voice and be listened to as a woman," she warns.
"Yes, I am someone who insists a lot on the need to be listened to, and I defend the fact that I have an opinion. And while I like the chivalrous side and the romantic side, that does not make me feel good. weak though. Don't get me wrong, don't take my kindness for a form of weakness. "
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