Gisèle Pelicot, a French woman, gained international recognition after she testified publicly at a mass rape trial last year and received the highest honor in France.
The 72-year-old was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor on a list announced before Bastille Day in France.
Pelicot gave up her right to anonymity in a high-profile trial against her husband who poisoned and raped her, in addition to inviting dozens of strangers to abuse for nearly a decade.
Pelicot is one of the other 589 people to have the highest award in France on Sunday.
She attended the trial almost every day, which ended last December when Dominique Pelicot, 72, admitted to cheering her and recruiting about 50 men to rape her, she was imprisoned for 20 years for aggravated rape.
Pelicot previously told reporters: “I hope all the women who were raped said: Mrs. Pelicot did it.”
French President Emmanuel Macron has publicly paid tribute to Pelicot, adding that her “dignity and courage have shaken and inspired France and the world”.
According to her lawyer, the story of Gisèle Pelicot will be detailed in her own words early next year.
