Women Elected To French Assembly Urge Social Reform
Women win a place in the new National Assembly in France for the first time. Of 2 representatives, 33 are women, with seventeen Communists and ten from the MAP progressive Catholic party. The election marks a major shift toward suffrage influence and social reform, as many elected had been active in wartime resistance and deportations.
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Krogette Hargrove
NEA Gist
Pfaris
National Assembly
MAP
Progressive Catholic Party
Fhus
Reck
Elmost Fox
Assemble
OUT OUR WAY WOMEN RESIST OCCUPATION LEADERS NAMED
A cross section of women leaders aged thirty to sixty in postwar France includes Marieclaude Vaullant-Coutrier, Helene Lefacudheux, Solange Lamblin, and Madeleine Braun. Vaullant-Coutrier, a former Communist organizer and Ravensbrück survivor, advocates social service reforms and food security. Lefacudheux, Renault director’s wife, follows her husband to Buchenwald, wins a Paris council seat, and urges duty beyond home. Lamblin organized patriots after the armistice and assisted Georges Bidault, while Braun exposed Nazism and aided Spanish Republicans prior to World War II.
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Marieclaude Vaullant- Coutrier
Young Girls’ Communist
France
Vichy
Sante
Ravensbruck
Madame Vaillant- Couturier
Helene Lefacudheux
Renault Automobile
New Catholic Party
Buchenwald
Paris
Coune
MEP
Mademoiselle Solange Lamblin
Georges Bidault
National Council of Resistance
Madeleine Braun
International Committee For the Aid of
Women Leaders Call For Postwar Social Reform In France
The text profiles Madeleine LaGrange and Madame Solomon-Langevin, noting wartime roles and deportation of Langevin’s daughter. It says they advocate government action on unemployment, social security, sports and child welfare centers, health services, equal pay, and broader democratic rebuilding in France with women as pivotal figures.
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Ional Front
Madeleine LaGrange
le la- Grange
Heleor Selamos-Langen
Langevin
Ausenert
Nary
Solomon - Langevin Saud
Democratc France
Swedes Andersson Haege Declared Pros
Stockholm AP reports Arne Andersson and Gunder Haege world record holders among 13 top Swedish track stars declared pros in a move affecting Swedish athletics.
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Haege
Stockholm
Arne Andersson
Gunder Haege
Unclear statement on disciplinary measures from association
An association conducted sweeping investigations into a Swedish lack setup and contemplated disciplinary action against clubs and performers. No official announcement named individuals involved.
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