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Madame du Deffand

A blue silk ribbon winding across a sandy surface from a small red slipper. — Original artwork

The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.

Madame du Deffand

Life: 1696-1780
Occupations: woman of letters, salonnière, women letter writer

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), as of 2026-07-09

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