Victoire Léodile Béra (18 August 1824 – 20 May 1900) was a French

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and

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. She took the name of André Léo, her two twin sons' names. In 1866 a feminist group called the ''Société pour la Revendication du Droit des Femmes'' began to meet at the house of André Léo in Paris. Members included Paule Minck,

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and his wife Noémie, Mme

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and

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also participated. Because of the broad range of opinions, the group decided to focus on the subject of improving girls' education.

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* * 1824 births 1900 deaths People from Vienne (department) Pseudonymous women writers 19th-century French novelists 19th-century French women writers French socialist feminists 19th-century pseudonymous writers {{Feminist-stub