Avril de Sainte-Croix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Avril de Sainte-Croix

(1855-1939)

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1855

Place of Birth: Carouge, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1939

Profession: writer, journalist, feminist

Nationality: Switzerland, France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Avril de Sainte-Croix

  • Ghénia Avril 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.

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