the gentlewoman

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94 extensive profiles of women of great renown and distinction, as featured in issue n°s 1 to 19.

“I just felt like being outrageous, and what popped out was this girl who is wickedly honest about her sex life.”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
“I was tapping into a certain kind of rage, of a woman betrayed.”
Sandra Oh
“I mean, of course I should be living Ricky Gervais’s life now.”
Julia Davis

Read the profiles of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sandra Oh and Julia Davis in the Library. Here follows 94 extensive profiles of women of great renown and distinction, as featured in issue n°s 1 to 19.

“I just felt like being outrageous, and what popped out was this girl who is wickedly honest about her sex life.”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
“I was tapping into a certain kind of rage, of a woman betrayed.”
Sandra Oh
“I mean, of course I should be living Ricky Gervais’s life now.”
Julia Davis
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A British singer with incredible international appeal
Adele A British singer with incredible international appeal
The visionary French director
Agnès VardaThe visionary French director
Hollywood’s towering talent
Allison JanneyHollywood’s towering talent
A pioneering American artist
Andrea ZittelA pioneering American artist
The quintessential gentlewoman
Angela LansburyThe quintessential gentlewoman
An architect of precision and poise
Annabelle SelldorfAn architect of precision and poise
The amazing bread girl from Paris
Apollonia PoilâneThe amazing bread girl from Paris
The indefatigable film director
Ava DuVernayThe indefatigable film director
B
The Maestra Tequilera from Mexico
Bertha González NievesThe Maestra Tequilera from Mexico
The incandescent megastar
Beyoncé KnowlesThe incandescent megastar
The spectacular sonic genius
Björk The spectacular sonic genius
C
On what styling means
Camilla NickersonOn what styling means
The intriguing Welsh singer
Cate Le BonThe intriguing Welsh singer
The pop industry’s secret weapon
Cathy DennisThe pop industry’s secret weapon
The entrepreneurial Japanese fashion designer
Chitose AbeThe entrepreneurial Japanese fashion designer
The campaigning supermodel that everybody loves
Christy TurlingtonThe campaigning supermodel that everybody loves
A robotics engineer full of humanity
Cynthia BreazealA robotics engineer full of humanity
D
Makes  documentaries that change minds
Deeyah KhanMakes  documentaries that change minds
London’s respected literary editor
Diana AthillLondon’s respected literary editor
E
The great Italian novelist
Elena FerranteThe great Italian novelist
An exceptional portrait painter
Elizabeth PeytonAn exceptional portrait painter
America’s queen of environmental campaigning
Erin BrockovichAmerica’s queen of environmental campaigning
F
The audacious critic of her extraordinary dynasty
Fatima BhuttoThe audacious critic of her extraordinary dynasty
Fashion’s power broker
Floriane de Saint PierreFashion’s power broker
The anti-ageing oracle of today
Frances Prenna JonesThe anti-ageing oracle of today
G
The dashing jewellery designer
Gaia RepossiThe dashing jewellery designer
A new proposition for women’s fashion
Grace Wales BonnerA new proposition for women’s fashion
H
The fashion alchemist
Hannah MacGibbonThe fashion alchemist
I
The world’s best fashion photographer
Inez van LamsweerdeThe world’s best fashion photographer
The happy fashion designer
Isabel MarantThe happy fashion designer
J
The pioneering herb farmer of England
Jekka McVicarThe pioneering herb farmer of England
The great American novelist everybody’s reading
Jennifer EganThe great American novelist everybody’s reading
The outspoken artist is really quite shy
Jenny HolzerThe outspoken artist is really quite shy
An illustrator of exuberance and proportion
Jo RatcliffeAn illustrator of exuberance and proportion
Britain’s most hilarious woman
Julia DavisBritain’s most hilarious woman
K
A charmed life in fashion
Kate PhelanA charmed life in fashion
The uncontested genius of accessories design
Katie HillierThe uncontested genius of accessories design
She can foresee the future of architecture
Kazuyo SejimaShe can foresee the future of architecture
Eternally cool as
Kim DealEternally cool as
Tinseltown’s sunniest storyteller
Kirsten DunstTinseltown’s sunniest storyteller
Scotland’s super smart broadcaster
Kirsty YoungScotland’s super smart broadcaster
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The divine French actor
Léa SeydouxThe divine French actor
East London’s discerning grocer
Leila McAlisterEast London’s discerning grocer
The fabulous freestyle rapper
Lizzo The fabulous freestyle rapper
Cinema sounds better
Lucy BrightCinema sounds better
The England footballing sensation
Lucy BronzeThe England footballing sensation
M
Fashionably anonymous in London
Mabel van OranjeFashionably anonymous in London
The world’s most powerful art dealer
Manuela WirthThe world’s most powerful art dealer
She holds the future of Greece in a nutshell
Marcie MayerShe holds the future of Greece in a nutshell
The amazing $25 million tennis star
Maria SharapovaThe amazing $25 million tennis star
The provocative Dutch painter
Marlene DumasThe provocative Dutch painter
The Internet boom star turned digital activist
Martha Lane FoxThe Internet boom star turned digital activist
The premier lifestyle guru
Martha StewartThe premier lifestyle guru
Expansive fashions mean big business
Martine RoseExpansive fashions mean big business
She literally changed the taste of curry
Meena PathakShe literally changed the taste of curry
The exceptional composer
Mica LeviThe exceptional composer
N
The polymath popstar
Natasha KhanThe polymath popstar
On taking Scotland to the world
Nicola SturgeonOn taking Scotland to the world
O
Britain’s sophisticated answer to Hollywood
Olivia WilliamsBritain’s sophisticated answer to Hollywood
P
The Caledonian queen of cling
Pam HoggThe Caledonian queen of cling
The glamorous animal rights activist
Pamela AndersonThe glamorous animal rights activist
The environmental entrepreneur from Michigan
Pashon MurrayThe environmental entrepreneur from Michigan
Fashion’s fabulous dancing queen
Pat ClevelandFashion’s fabulous dancing queen
Full-frontal feminism
Peaches Full-frontal feminism
She designs the clothes women want to wear
Phoebe PhiloShe designs the clothes women want to wear
Outrageously funny and on your TV
Phoebe Waller-BridgeOutrageously funny and on your TV
She’s been out every night for the past 34 years
Princess Julia She’s been out every night for the past 34 years
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The master caster
Rachel WhitereadThe master caster
The dazzling English aristocrat
Raine Countess SpencerThe dazzling English aristocrat
The scintillating Swedish pop star
Robyn CarlssonThe scintillating Swedish pop star
Fashion’s renaissance women
Rodarte Fashion’s renaissance women
S
The outstanding Ottawan actor is killing it on TV
Sandra OhThe outstanding Ottawan actor is killing it on TV
The luminous Irish actor
Saoirse RonanThe luminous Irish actor
The revolutionary force behind Spanish wine
Sara PérezThe revolutionary force behind Spanish wine
Paris fashion’s quiet force
Sarah LerfelParis fashion’s quiet force
 The eminent Iranian artist and filmmaker
Shirin Neshat The eminent Iranian artist and filmmaker
The world’s greatest gymnast
Simone BilesThe world’s greatest gymnast
The fabulously outspoken singer
Sinéad O’ConnorThe fabulously outspoken singer
Unashamedly feminine filmmaking
Sofia CoppolaUnashamedly feminine filmmaking
The arresting star of Danish TV
Sofie GråbølThe arresting star of Danish TV
The reluctantly glamorous star of indie music
St. Vincent The reluctantly glamorous star of indie music
Forthright and super fun
Susan SarandonForthright and super fun
The beloved American astrologer
Susan MillerThe beloved American astrologer
The ambition-fuelled Formula One driver
Susie WolffThe ambition-fuelled Formula One driver
T
America’s ingeniously analytical artist
Tauba AuerbachAmerica’s ingeniously analytical artist
A new media mogul for the 21st century
Tavi GevinsonA new media mogul for the 21st century
The phenomenal Oscar-winning Scottish actor
Tilda SwintonThe phenomenal Oscar-winning Scottish actor
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Everyone’s favourite crime writer
Val McDermidEveryone’s favourite crime writer
The unstoppable New York journalist
Vanessa GrigoriadisThe unstoppable New York journalist
Italian fashion’s dynamic force
Verde ViscontiItalian fashion’s dynamic force
The iconoclastic designer and activist
Vivienne WestwoodThe iconoclastic designer and activist
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America‘s filthy funny girl
Whitney CummingsAmerica‘s filthy funny girl
Y
On the art of keeping busy
Yoko OnoOn the art of keeping busy
Z
The peerless British novelist
Zadie SmithThe peerless British novelist

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