Maria Vérone
Maria Vérone was a French feminist and suffragist. A free-thinker, she was the president of the Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes or LFDF, from 1919 to 1938.Life
Vérone was born on June 20, 1874 in Paris, France. She served as secretary at the International Congress of Freethinkers when she was 15 years old. In 1903 she became the first woman to plead before French appeals court. She supported herself as a teacher, but was dismissed for her political opinions and unionizing activities.
Vérone became a reporter for the French feminist newspaper La Fronde, which was published by Marguerite Durand. Her journalism on legal and judicial matters led to her interest in becoming a lawyer. In 1907 Vérone, a single mother of two, was admitted to the French bar.
Vérone served as president of Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes for 20 years.
Vérone died on May 24, 1938 in Paris.
