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Manon Cormier

French jurist and lawyer (1896-1945) · France · On the map · Writers · Died at 48

Madeleine Cormier, known as Manon Cormier, was a lawyer and feminist writer. Active and activist, Manon Cormier undertakes a doctorate of Law at the Faculty of Bordeaux, and in parallel engages in many associations.

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1947Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1946Citation à l'ordre de la NationAward1945Died25 May 19451936Montyon PrizeAward1896Born27 August 1896

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Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour1947
Citation à l'ordre de la Nation1946
Montyon Prize1936
Mort Pour la France

About this person

She was the president of the Bordeaux Students' Association, a member of charities, such as the French Red Cross, involved in the Women's Liberation Movement as founder and president of the Gironde section of the French League for Women's Rights, founder of the Soroptimist Club of Bordeaux. A resistance fighter during World War II, Cormier was arrested and imprisoned in Mauthausen concentration camp. She survived until liberation but was heavily weakened and died in Paris after the war's conclusion.

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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1945 · aged 48