Maria Pognon | |
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| Born | Maria Rengnet 15 February 1844 Honfleur, France |
| Died | 17 April 1925 (aged 81) Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Suffragist |
| Spouse |
Raymond Pognon
(m. 1873; died in 1876) |
Maria Pognon née Rengnet (15 February 1844 – 17 April 1925) was a French journalist, editor, feminist, suffragist, pacifist and freemason, who is remembered for her success as a women's rights activist in the late 19th century. From 1892 to 1903, she was president of the Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes, and was also a member of the pacifist association Société française pour l'arbitrage entre nations. As a freemason, she was one of the 17 founders of the Loge du Droit humain (Human Rights Lodge), which was open to both men and women.[1][2]
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- ^ Epstein, Anne R. (2011). "Gender and the rise of the female expert during the Belle Époque" (in French). Histoire@Politique 2011/2 (n°14). pp. 84–96. Retrieved 23 January 2019.