# Guilly d'Herbemont

> Guilly d'Herbemont was a French writer and advocate for the blind who popularized the use of white canes. Seeing blind people struggling to cross roads, she proposed distributing white canes for the blind so they could be easily identified. The police and the local government supported her efforts, and she handed out the first white cane in a ceremony on 7 February 1931. Professionally, she was a writer who produced books and poetry.

*French inventor of the blind walking stick*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1888-06-25
- **Died:** 1980-02-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Guilly d'Herbemont was a French writer and advocate for the blind who popularized the use of white canes. Seeing blind people struggling to cross roads, she proposed distributing white canes for the blind so they could be easily identified. The police and the local government supported her efforts, and she handed out the first white cane in a ceremony on 7 February 1931. Professionally, she was a writer who produced books and poetry.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 25.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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