Jeanne Vercheval-Vervoort (born March 16, 1939) is a Belgian social activist and feminist. She advocates for women's rights, workers' rights, and feminism.
Jeanne Vercheval was born in Charleroi on March 16, 1939. She was active within communist and pacifist organizations before committing to the new feminism. She co-founded the Marie Mineur, which supports strikes by women workers demanding better working conditions, campaigns for the decriminalization of abortion and participates with Marie Denis and Suzanne Van Rokeghem in the drafting of the Little Red Book of Women. [1] [2]
Towards the end of the 1970s, she cooperated with the women's magazine Voyelles (1979-1982) which combined informative articles and lighter sections. In 2006, Jeanne Vercheval was the author, with Jacqueline Aubenas and Suzanne Van Rokeghem, of Des Femmes dans l'Histoire, in Belgium since 1830. [1] [3]
Élisabeth Badinter is a French philosopher, author and historian.
Aimée Bologne-Lemaire was a Belgian feminist, member of the resistance, and Walloon activist.
Marie Popelin was a Belgian jurist and early feminist political campaigner. Popelin worked with Isabelle Gatti de Gamond in the development of women's education and, in 1888, became the first Belgian woman to receive a doctorate in law. After her accession to the bar was refused, Popelin went on to have an active career as the leader of the Belgian League for Women's Rights. She died in 1913 without ever gaining admission to the bar.
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Éliane Stas de Richelle, also known as Marie Denis was a Belgian writer and feminist.
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