Suzanne Lacore
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Suzanne Lacore was a French
politician representing the SFIO ( "French Section of the Workers' International") Party.
In early life she was a teacher and then head teacher of a primary school in the Dordogne
. She became a militant socialist in 1906 and was the only woman in her area to be a member of a political party. She was leader of the Comité national des femmes socialistes ( "National committee of socialist women) and wrote articles for the journal Le Travailleur du Périgord ( "Périgord worker").
In 1936 she was one of three women ministers in the Front populaire ( "Popular Front"), along with Cécile Brunschvicg
and Irène Joliot-Curie
, at a time when women could neither vote nor be elected. She then became Undersecretary of State for Child Protection in Léon Blum
's first government, reporting to Henri Sellier. During her tenure she instituted social visits, training for young workers and took measures to support abandoned children. Many primary schools, crèches and other places dedicated to children have been named in her honour.
She wrote Les femmes dans l’agriculture ( "Women in agriculture").
French people
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politician representing the SFIO ( "French Section of the Workers' International") Party.
In early life she was a teacher and then head teacher of a primary school in the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
. She became a militant socialist in 1906 and was the only woman in her area to be a member of a political party. She was leader of the Comité national des femmes socialistes ( "National committee of socialist women) and wrote articles for the journal Le Travailleur du Périgord ( "Périgord worker").
In 1936 she was one of three women ministers in the Front populaire ( "Popular Front"), along with Cécile Brunschvicg
Cécile Brunschvicg
Cécile Brunschvicg , born Cécile Kahn , was a French feminist politician....
and Irène Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie
Irène Joliot-Curie was a French scientist, the daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. This made the Curies...
, at a time when women could neither vote nor be elected. She then became Undersecretary of State for Child Protection in Léon Blum
Léon Blum
André Léon Blum was a French politician, usually identified with the moderate left, and three times the Prime Minister of France.-First political experiences:...
's first government, reporting to Henri Sellier. During her tenure she instituted social visits, training for young workers and took measures to support abandoned children. Many primary schools, crèches and other places dedicated to children have been named in her honour.
She wrote Les femmes dans l’agriculture ( "Women in agriculture").
Sources
- This article was abridged and translated from its counterpart on the French Wikipedia on 23 February 2011.