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La Poste: a stamp bearing the image of Julie-Victoire Daubié, the first woman to obtain the baccalaureate
Little known, Julie-Victoire Daubié was the first woman to obtain the baccalaureate in 1861, while men were still the only ones allowed to take it at the time. She is now emerging from anonymity thanks to La Poste, which is publishing a stamp bearing her image.
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Little known, Julie-Victoire Daubié was the first woman to obtain the baccalaureate in 1861, while men were still the only ones allowed to take it at the time. She is now emerging from anonymity thanks to La Poste, which is publishing a stamp bearing her image.
200 years after her birth, Julie-Victoire Daubié emerges from anonymity. His stern face appears on a stamp that was snapped up on the first day of sale, March 8, 2024, in his native region of La Vôge-les-Bains (Vosges). Julie-Victoire Daubié was a pioneer, becoming the first woman to obtain the baccalaureate in 1861, when men were still the only ones allowed to take the exam. But it is also the life of a journalist and activist for women’s rights that La Poste wanted to bring out of oblivion. Few French people know Julie-Victoire Daubié.
Fierce competition to be “stimbrified”
In a unique store in France, you can find all the possible collector’s stamps, bearing the image of the composer Michel Legrand or even the singer Maria Callas. Alfons Mucha’s Art Nouveau posters are among the latest to appear. Competition is fierce to have the honor of being “stamped” by La Poste. Anyone can make their proposal to La Poste. More than 300 different stamps are released each year.
