Gallery of feminist figures
Olympe de Gouge
Real name Marie-olympe de Gouge, born on 7 May 1748 and died on the guillotine on 3 November 1793. She considered as the leader of feminism in France. She wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Citizen
Léon Richer
Leon was born on March 19, 1924 and died on June 15, 1911. He was considered the father of feminism. He founded the 1st feminist newspaper "Le journal des femmes".
Lucie Aubrac
Lucie was born on June 29, 1912 and died on March 14, 2007. She was a resistant, the main figure of the resistance in France. It was very rare for a woman to be part of the resistance.
Stéphanie Frappart
Stéphanie was born on December 14th 1983. She is an international referee. She is even the only woman to live from her job as a referee. She has refereed men's Champions League matches.
Benoîte Groult
Benoîte was born on January 31, 1920 and died on June 20, 2016. She is a novelist who wrote "So be it", in 1975, a feminist bestseller. It is an essay on the female condition.
Simone Veil
Simone was born on July 13, 1927 and died on June 30, 2017. She was Minister of Health in 1974. She legalized the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy (IVH). Emmanuel Macron made her enter the Pantheon.
Edith Cresson
Edith was born on January 27, 1934. She is a French stateswoman who was 1st minister for about a year. She was the 1st woman prime minister in France. But unfortunately, her mandate did not go well. went badly. She was not popular with the people.