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Isnelle Amelin
Isnelle Amelin née Baret (1907–1994) was a French feminist, women's rights activist and bank employee from the island of Réunion where she is remembered for the important part she played in the left-wing ''Union des femmes de La Réunion'' from its establishment in 1958. A dedicated trade unionist and member of the General Confederation of Labour (France), CGT, she founded the ''Syndicat général des employés de banque et de commerce'' in 1945, the year when she was elected as one of the first women to serve on the municipal council of Saint-Denis, Réunion, Saint-Denis. She continued her political support of the French Communist Party, Communist party until she was seriously injured while trying to save a ballot box from right-wing militants in the 1956 legislative elections. She headed the ''Union des femmes de La Réunion'' until her death in 1994. Biography Born on 14 September 1907 in Saint-Leu, Réunion, Saint-Leu, Isnelle Baret was the daughter of the forester Aimée Là ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Rights
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others, they are ignored and suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls, in favor of men and boys.Hosken, Fran P., 'Towards a Definition of Women's Rights' in ''Human Rights Quarterly'', Vol. 3, No. 2. (May 1981), pp. 1–10. Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include the right to bodily integrity and autonomy, to be free from sexual violence, to vote, to hold public office, to enter into legal contracts, to have equal rights in family law, to work, to fair wages or equal pay, to have reproduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
