Maria Vérone

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Maria Vérone
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Maria Verone
Born(1874-06-20)20 June 1874
Paris, France
Died4 May 1938(1938-05-04) (aged 63)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materFaculty of Law (Sorbonne) [1]
Occupation(s)Journalist, Attorney, Suffragist

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]

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Life

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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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vérone, Maria (1874–1938)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. Michèle RIOT-SARCEY (21 April 2016). Histoire du féminisme. La Découverte. p. 54. ISBN   978-2-7071-8839-7.
  3. 1 2 Sara L. Kimble; Marion Röwekamp (1 July 2016). The rise of "modern Portias. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN   978-1-317-57716-4.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. 1 2 "Maria Verone". Women In Peace. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 Kimble, Sara L. (2011). "Popular Legal Journalism in the Writings of Maria Vérone". Proceedings of the Western Society for French History. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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