24 September 2016

Cimetière de Montmartre (continued): #10: Maria Deraismes



'MARIA DERAISMES
1828 – 1894
"MON BUT EST DE METTRE FIN AU
PRÉJUGÉ QUI EXCLUT LES FEMMES"'.

 "My aim is to put an end to the prejudice which excludes women."

An anti-Catholic feminist, Maria Deraismes actively supported such anarchists as Louise Michel, André Léo and Elisée Reclus. Her statue stands at the entrance to the Square des Épinettes in the 17e.

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