Maria Pognon
French journalist and feminist · France · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1844 to 1925 · aged 81
Maria Pognon née Rengnet was a French journalist, editor, feminist, suffragist, pacifist and freemason, who is remembered for her success as a women's rights activist in the late 19th century.
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From 1892 to 1903, she was president of the Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes, and was also a member of the pacifist association Société française pour l'arbitrage entre nations. As a freemason, she was one of the 17 founders of the Loge du Droit humain, which was open to both men and women.
