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Frida Kahlo in Pope Francis book on feminine genius "Sei unica. Inno al genio femminile"
14 May 2025
Published on 2 October 2024, the book celebrates the fundamental role of women in history and society, highlighting the uniqueness of every woman regardless of her age, social status or role.
"You are unique" is an extraordinary hymn to the centrality of women and their fundamental contribution to building a world of true progress and peace. In these pages, the Pope's words - along with those of many female writers, poets and artists - celebrate the irreplaceable role of female genius.
Its mention is often associated with Frida Kahlo, as the book also contains passages by Frida Kahlo and other important women such as Jane Austen, Hannah Arendt, Agatha Christie, Emily Dickinson, Edith Stein, Sappho, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Anne Frank, Maria Montessori, St Catherine of Siena, Virginia Woolf and many others.
