Jane Morand

Morand is also known for, along with Henriette Tilly, helping to spread feminism within anarchist circles and influencing Le Cinéma du Peuple in the decision to produce Les Misères de l’aiguille, likely the first feminist film in history.

By 1932, she began to exhibit signs of mental disorders, including paranoid delusions, and ended her life in a miserable state, moving between various care institutions.

[1][2] During this period, she became an active militant and was arrested multiple times by the police for "disturbing public order, putting up posters, insults, assault and battery, rebellion, and participating in forbidden demonstrations".

[1] In 1906, for instance, along with Albert Libertad and a man named Millet, Morand was arrested for fighting with a subway inspector and a police officer.

[4] However, following her arrest for participating in a protest against Georges Clemenceau—motivated by his decision to erect a monument honoring Charles Floquet, a politician implicated in the Panama scandals—she was no longer able to manage the newspaper and was replaced by Lucien Lecourtier.

[8][9] This cooperative was dedicated to producing anarchist films, and she appeared to be particularly influential in shaping its feminist and anarcha-feminist direction from the outset, alongside Henriette Tilly and Lucien Descaves.

[1] Morand undertook two hunger strikes to obtain recognition as a political prisoner,[1][2] receiving widespread support that extended beyond anarchist circles.

[1][2] In 1932, she began exhibiting signs of mental disorders, such as paranoid delusions, and spent the remainder of her life in dire circumstances, moving between various care institutions.