Some bon mots of history:
I admire Elizabeth Tudor (aka Queen Elizabeth I of England) for her intelligence and wiles in the face of a powerful and aggressive Spanish Empire and and a threatening France, at a time when males were so completely dominant. She outsmarted them all and brought about the union of England and Scotland without bloodshed - something previous monarchs had failed to do. I forgive her for one thing: she disliked cats.
The prophet Mohammed, founder of the Muslim religion, was reputed to have loved cats so much that one time when one of his kitties fell asleep on the sleeve of his robe he had someone cut the sleeve off rather than disturb the napping cat.
Inquiring minds want to know!
