Gisèle Pélicot, the woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband over the course of a decade so that she could be raped by dozens of men while unconscious, is becoming a symbol of France's fight against sexual violence.

People attend a demonstration in support of Gisele Pelicot, who was allegedly drugged and raped by men solicited by her husband Dominique Pelicot, and of all rape victims, as the trial continues, near the courthouse in Marseille, France, September 14, 2024. REUTERS/Manon Cruz

When she walks into the courthouse in the French city of Avignon, flanked by her children and a team of lawyers, Gisèle Pelicot cuts an unassuming figure. The 72-year-old mother and grandmother, her hair styled into a neat bob,