Savignac, Alida de (1790–1847)
Savignac, Alida de (1790–1847)
French novelist. Name variations: Madame de Savignac. Born 1790 in France; died 1847; never married.
Argued for thorough education for girls; wrote educational fiction for young people, including La Comtesse de Meley (1823), Les Petits Proverbes dramatiques (1826), Les Vacances (1828), La Pauvre Cécile (1829), and La Jeune propriétaire (1837); also wrote for women's journals, including Journal des Dames.
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