Marie Popelin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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advocate, educator, feminist
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Place of Birth: Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
About Marie Popelin
- Marie Popelin (16 September 1846 – 5 June 1913) was a Belgian lawyer and early feminist political campaigner.
- Popelin worked with Isabelle Gatti de Gamond in the development of women's education and, in 1888, became the first Belgian woman to receive a doctorate in law.
- After her accession to the bar was refused, Popelin went on to have an active career as the leader of Belgian League for Women's Rights.
- She died in 1913 without ever gaining admission to the bar.
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