Simone Iff | |
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Born | Simone Balfet September 4, 1924 |
Died | December 29, 2014 Paris | (aged 90)
Occupation(s) | activist for women's rights and reproductive health |
Years active | 1946 - 1984 |
Simone Iff, née Simone Balfet, (4 September 1924 - 29 December 2014) was a French activist noted for her advocacy for women's rights and reproductive health. She is noted for her 30 years of activism for the legalization of contraception and abortion in France. Further, Iff was a founding member of the French Family Planning Movement (Mouvement Français pour le Planning Familial) and served as its president from 1969 to 1973.