Maria Vérone

A free-thinker,[2] she was the president of the Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes (French League for Women's Rights) or LFDF, from 1919 to 1938.

[4] She supported herself as a teacher, but was dismissed for her political opinions and unionizing activities.

[5][1] Vérone became a reporter for the French feminist newspaper La Fronde, which was published by Marguerite Durand.

[5] Her journalism on legal and judicial matters led to her interest in becoming a lawyer.

[1] Vérone served as president of Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes for 20 years.