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French feminist and suffragist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria Vérone (1874–1938) was a French feminist and suffragist. A free-thinker,[2] she was the president of the Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes (French League for Women's Rights) or LFDF, from 1919 to 1938.[3]
Maria Vérone | |
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Born | Paris, France | 20 June 1874
Died | 4 May 1938 63) Paris, France | (aged
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Faculty of Law (Sorbonne)[1] |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, Attorney, Suffragist |
Vérone was born on June 20, 1874, in Paris, France.[1] She served as secretary at the International Congress of Freethinkers when she was 15 years old. In 1903 she became the first woman to plead before French appeals court.[4] She supported herself as a teacher, but was dismissed for her political opinions and unionizing activities.[5][1]
Vérone became a reporter for the French feminist newspaper La Fronde, which was published by Marguerite Durand.[5] Her journalism on legal and judicial matters led to her interest in becoming a lawyer. In 1907 Vérone, a single mother of two, was admitted to the French bar.[1]
Vérone served as president of Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes for 20 years.[3][4]
Vérone died on May 24, 1938, in Paris.[1]
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