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

Congo-Brazzaville The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

, the

women's wing A women's wing, sometimes also known as a women's group or women's branch, is an auxiliary or independent front or faction within a larger organization, typically a political party, that consists of that organization's female membership or acts to ...

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 political party in the early years of the Republic of the Congo. The UDDIA was ...

party led by

Fulbert Youlou Fulbert Youlou (19 July 1917 – 6 May 1972) was a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Nationalism, nationalist leader and former Catholic Church, Catholic priest who became the first President of the Republic of the Congo upon its independence in ...

. 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 () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and a Communes of the Republic of the Congo, commune. Constituting t ...

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