Léonie de Waha
Belgian educator, feminist and Walloon activist (1836-1926) · Belgium · On the map · Educators · Died at 90
Léonie Marie Laurence de Chestret de Haneffe, generally known as Léonie de Waha, (1836-1926) was a French-speaking Belgian feminist, philanthropist, educator and Walloon activist. She is recognised for her support of education for girls and young women and for establishing schools and libraries.
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In 1868, she founded the Institut supérieur libre de demoiselles, a girls' high school, in Liège, now known as the Athénée Léonie de Waha. As a result of her interest in promoting women's rights, in 1912 she established the Union des femmes de Wallonie which she headed until she died in 1926.
