[1][2] Anne-Marie Essy Raggi was born in Lauzoua, Divo, on October 8, 1918.

She attended the school of the Sisters of Notre Dame des Apôtres in Moossou.

[3] In order to demand the release of Ivorian political figures imprisoned by the French colonial authorities, Anne-Marie Essy Raggi led, along with other compatriots including Marie Koré, the march of women on Grand-Bassam, a protest movement initiated by Ivorian women, who traveled from Abidjan to Grand-Bassam from December 22 to 24, 1949.

She served as the secretary-general of the women's committee of the PDCI-RDA Sub-Section of Grand-Bassam from 1946 to 1974, honorary member of the national board of the Ivorian Women's Association (AFI), president of the Ivorian Women's Association of Grand-Bassam, member of the Economic and Social Council from 1976 to 2000, and deputy mayor of Grand-Bassam under Jean-Baptiste Mockey from 1980 to 1985.

[5][6] Anne-Marie Essy Raggi received several decorations for her actions throughout her life in France and Ivory Coast.