Gisèle Pélicot, the new Marianne

In France they have the beautiful tradition of, in addition to the flag and the anthem, to symbolize the essences of the homeland in a woman who could be any and all French people. They call her Marianne, and she embodies the values of freedom, equality and fraternity that have inspired the people since the Revolution of 1789. Even today, with that grandeur of the Gauls, the official Elysee website describes Marianne as an allegory of “the beaut…