Céline Renooz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Céline Renooz

Belgian writer

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1840

Place of Birth: Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1928

Profession: writer, feminist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Céline Renooz (7 January 1840 – 22 February 1928) was a Belgian feminist writer and activist known for her works on evolution, epistemology, and historiography. After a troubled marriage and the birth of four children, Renooz left her husband to launch a writing career in Paris.
In a prolific series of books, lectures, articles, and correspondence, she advocated for the demolition of patriarchal structures and viewpoints that oppressed women.
Her philosophy, known as "neosophism," outlined an alternative, non-male-dominated approach to science, and championed matriarchy as a beneficial social system.
Her later works brought the neosophist approach to the field of historiography, critiquing male-centered societal narratives and suggesting a new feminist interpretation of historical events. Renooz's theories were too radical for most feminists of her time, and her attempts to redesign the scientific method were not supported by women scientists with more formal training.
Her ideas were largely dismissed by the male-dominated scientific establishment she criticized; her last works were written in poverty.
However, Renooz was recognized as one of very few women who had become notable in French scientific circles, and regarded by feminist colleagues as a supporter in their campaigns against oppression.