''Femmes-Caïmans'' was a women's organization in the

Congo-Brazzaville The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

, the

women's wing A women's wing is an organisation affiliated with a political party that consists of that party's female membership or acts to promote women within a party. The organisations take different roles and types, with some giving women the option of join ...

of the

UDDIA The Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests (French: ''Union démocratique de défense des intérêts africains'', UDDIA) was a conservative, Francophile A Francophile, also known as Gallophile, is a person who has a strong affinit ...

party led by

Fulbert Youlou Abbé Fulbert Youlou (29 June,In ''African Powder Keg: Revolt and Dissent in Six Emergent Nations'', author Ronald Matthews lists Youlou's date of birth as 9 June 1917. This date is also listed in ''Annuaire parlementaire des États d'Afrique noi ...

. Youlou had assisted the funding of the organization in 1956.Bernault, Florence.
Démocraties ambiguës en Afrique centrale: Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, 1940-1965
'. Paris: Karthala, 1996. p. 328 The organization was named after the cayman, which was the symbol of UDDIA. Pauline Madieta was the president of ''Femmes-Caïmans''.Ziavoula, Robert Edmond.
Brazzaville, une ville à reconstruire: recompositions citadines
'. Hommes et sociétés. Paris: Karthala, 2006. p. 84 ''Femmes-Caïmans'' were amongst the most active political organizations in

Brazzaville Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLI ...

during 1957-1960, and was able to recruit illiterate women. As of 1960, the organization had around 250 members in Brazzaville.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Femmes-Caimans Political parties established in 1956 Women's wings of political parties Women's organisations based in the Republic of the Congo 1950s establishments in the Republic of the Congo