Quote of the day
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
Marie de Gournay

Born: October 6, 1565
Died: July 13, 1645 (aged 79)
Bio: Marie de Gournay was a French writer, who wrote a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including two protofeminist works, The Equality of Men and Women and The Ladies' Grievance. In her novel Le Promenoir de M.