'doyenne' in The Art of Memoir | Bookmarker

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(noun) a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field (feminine version of doyen)

Maybe any writer who yaps about her work outside brief interviews comes off as a car salesman. Or worse, as if she’s touting herself as the doyenne.

—p.113 Dealing with Beloveds (On and Off the Page) (111) by Mary Karr

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