Joan of Arc as relates to Dostoevsky's "extraordinary man theory" Proving herself to be a good deal more than ordinary, Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans and patron saint of France, united her nation at a critical hour in history and decisively turned the Hundred Years' War in France's favor, forever ending England's dreams of hegemony over France. The crimes and eventual triumph of this most amazing young woman are better understood when applied to …showed first 75 words of 764 total…

…showed last 75 words of 764 total…himself to women, but that he also could command the 'inferior sex' to serve Him gloriously. Until this time, it was commonly held that God spoke only to the Pope and to the king, and that it was only men of noble birth who could serve Him best. Twenty-five years after her death, the church pronounced her innocent of all charges, but it wasn't until 1920 that the Roman Catholic Church acknowledged her call from God.