Eaubonne, Françoise d' (1920–2005)
Eaubonne, Françoise d' (1920–2005)
French historian, essayist, poet and feminist. Name variations: Francoise d'Eaubonne. Born Mar 12, 1920 in Toulouse, France; died Aug 3, 2005; children: 2.
Coined term "eco-feminism" and argued that oppression of women is linked to exploitation of nature; writings include Comme un vol de gerfauts (A Flight of Falcons, 1947), Les bergères de l'Apocalypse (1978), Le féminisme ou la mort (1974), and Féminisme-Ecologie: révolution ou mutation (1978, trans. 1999); also wrote feminist essays for journals and anthologies.
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