Avril de Sainte-Croix

Avril de Sainte-Croix
Autochrome portrait by Georges Chevalier, 1923
Born
Adrienne-Pierrette-Eugénie Glaisette

1855
Carouge, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Died21 March 1939(1939-03-21) (aged 83–84)
Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Philanthropist and feminist
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Ghénia Avril de Sainte-Croix (pen name, Savioz; pseudonym, de Sainte-Croix; 1855 – 21 March 1939) was a French author, journalist, feminist and pacifist. For many years she led the French branch of the International Abolitionist Federation, which sought to abolish state regulation of prostitution and fought trafficking in women. She advised the French government and the League of Nations on women's issues. She was vice-president of the International Council of Women from 1920 and President of the National Council of French Women from 1922 to 1932.