Anna Féresse-Deraismes

Anna Féresse-Deraismes (1 October 1821 – 19 January 1910) was a French feminist activist for women's rights and a Freemason.

She was appointed honorary president of the International Congress of Women in 1896 and 1900, and was a founding member of the first mixed-gender Masonic Order, Le Droit Humain.

[7] Féresse-Deraismes continued her sister's feminist struggle as a member of the "Société pour l'amélioration du sort de la femme et la revendication de ses droits" (Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Women and the Vindication of Their Rights) and served as Honorary President of the International Congress of Women in 1900.

[6] Féresse-Deraismes was a founding member of the first mixed-gender Masonic Order, Le Droit Humain.

[6] Féresse-Deraismes was invited to various other gatherings, including that for the new statue of Charles Fourier on Boulevard de Clichy in June 1899 or for the publication of Émile Zola's novel Travail (Labor).