Maria Deraismes, born August 17, 1828 – February 6, 1894, was a French author and major pioneering force for women's rights. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Maria Deraismes

Born in Paris, Maria Deraismes grew up in Pontoise in the city's northwest outskirts. From a prosperous middle class family, she was well educated and raised in a literary environment that led to her authoring several literary works but soon developed a reputation as a very capable communicator. She became active in promoting women's rights and in 1866 joined the Société de la revendication des droits de la femme, a feminist organization advancing the cause of education for women. In 1869 with activist Léon Richer (1824-1911), she founded L'Association pour le droit des femmes. Pre 1923 image not subject to copyright. ... Pre 1923 image not subject to copyright. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Pontoise is a suburban commune of the Val-dOise département, in suburban Paris in France. ...

Following the ouster of Napoleon III, she understood the new politics of the day meant a more moderate approach under the Third Republic in order for feminism to survive and not be marginalized by the new breed of male power brokers emerging at the time. Deraismes work brought her recognition in Great Britain and an influence upon American activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton who met her in Paris in 1882 following Deraismes breakthrough membership in the Freemasons. A year later, she and Georges Martin organized the first Masonic lodge in the world to allow both men and women as members. Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ... The French Third Republic, (in French, Troisième Republique, sometimes written as IIIème Republique) ( 1870/ 75- 1940/ 46), was the governing body of France between the Second French Empire and the Fourth Republic. ... Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter Harriot. ... American Square & Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. ... the Square and Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. ...

With other support of Suffragettes such as Hubertine Auclert, Maria Deraismes worked to achieve political emancipation for women, standing as a symbolic candidate in the elections of 1885. Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette was given to members of the womens suffrage movement in the United Kingdom and United States, particularly in the years prior to World War I. The name was the Womens Social and Political Union (founded in 1903). ... Hubertine Auclert, April 10, 1848 - died August 4, 1914, was a leading French feminist and a campaigner for womens suffrage. ...

On her passing in 1894, Maria Deraismes was interred in the Cimetière de Montmartre. Her complete writings were published in 1895 and much information on her work can be found at the Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand in Paris. Cimetière de Montmartre is a famous cemetery located at 37 Avenue Samson, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. ... Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand is a specialized public library run by the city of Paris, France municipal library system. ...

To honor her memory, a street in Paris was named for her and a statue was erected in a small park. The town square in St. Nazaire was also named in her honor. Saint-Nazaire is also a commune of the Gard département of France. ...