A female quick coupling element (200; 200'; 200"), for joining pressurized pipes, said female element being able to be coupled with a complementary male element (100; 100") and comprising: - a hollow female body (204; 204") defining a central axis, - locking members (208; 208"), each locking member being radially movable inside a corresponding radial opening (204.1) of the female body between: - a locked position, in which it protrudes radially inside the female body, and - an unlocked position, in which it is further from the central axis than in the locked position, - at least one memory element (206; 206'; 206"), movable along a movement axis between: - a distal position, in which it opposes the movement of a locking member from the unlocked position to the locked position, and - a proximal position, in which it does not oppose the movement of the locking member from the unlocked position toward the locked position, and - a locking ring, which is axially movable between: - a forward position, in which it keeps the locking members in the locked position, and - a withdrawn position, in which it does not keep the locking members in the locked position, characterized in that: - each memory element (206; 206'; 206") is received in a housing (204.2) defined in the thickness of the body, - each memory element (206; 206'; 206") is, in the distal position, closer to the central axis than the locking members are in the unlocked position, and - the movement axis of each memory element between the distal position and the proximal position is inclined relative to the central axis of the female body. - a hollow female body (204; 204") defining a central axis, - locking members (208; 208"), each locking member being radially movable inside a corresponding radial opening (204.1) of the female body between: - a locked position, in which it protrudes radially inside the female body, and - an unlocked position, in which it is further from the central axis than in the locked position, - a locked position, in which it protrudes radially inside the female body, and - an unlocked position, in which it is further from the central axis than in the locked position, - at least one memory element (206; 206'; 206"), movable along a movement axis between: - a distal position, in which it opposes the movement of a locking member from the unlocked position to the locked position, and - a proximal position, in which it does not oppose the movement of the locking member from the unlocked position toward the locked position, and - a distal position, in which it opposes the movement of a locking member from the unlocked position to the locked position, and - a proximal position, in which it does not oppose the movement of the locking member from the unlocked position toward the locked position, and - a locking ring, which is axially movable between: - a forward position, in which it keeps the locking members in the locked position, and - a withdrawn position, in which it does not keep the locking members in the locked position, - a forward position, in which it keeps the locking members in the locked position, and - a withdrawn position, in which it does not keep the locking members in the locked position, - each memory element (206; 206'; 206") is received in a housing (204.2) defined in the thickness of the body, - each memory element (206; 206'; 206") is, in the distal position, closer to the central axis than the locking members are in the unlocked position, and - the movement axis of each memory element between the distal position and the proximal position is inclined relative to the central axis of the female body.