Annick Cojean asked 25 exceptional women to complete this sentence: "I'd never have made it this far if…" Everyone willingly replied. From Virginie Despentes to Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull to Nicole Kidman, Vanessa Redgrave to Brigitte Bardot. From Iranian lawyer and Nobel Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi to feminist Eve Ensler…
These women tell their stories with disarming sincerity. What shaped them? What have they learned in life? What can they share with young women, who will, in their wake, struggle to make their voice heard in a world where the rules are made by men?