Niboyet, Eugánie (1797–1883)
Niboyet, Eugánie (1797–1883)
French journalist, novelist, and advocate for women's rights. Name variations: Eugenie Niboyet. Born 1797 in Montpellier, France; died 1883; m. Paul-Louis Niboyet (lawyer in Lyon), 1822; children: son.
Began literary career by translating English novels into French; published a number of her own works, then founded socialist journal La Paix des deux mondes (Peace in Both Worlds, 1844); committed pacifist and champion of the poor, was aligned for a period with Saint-Simonians; founded La Voix des Femmes (Women's Voice), the 1st feminist socialist daily newspaper in France (1848); memoirs of 1848 were published as Le Vrai Livre des femmes (The True Book of Women, 1862).
See also Women in World History.
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