Yvette Roudy, Former Socialist Minister of Women's Rights, Died at 97
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A member of the Socialist Party and Minister of Women's Rights under François Mitterrand, Yvette Roudy died on 18 August. A specialist in the history of the feminist movement, Marie-Jo Bonnet pays tribute to her and recalls her action in Lisieux (Calvados), where she was mayor.
Yvette Roudy, a former socialist minister and key referent of feminism in France, died at 97 years of age after getting social security to guarantee free access to abortion
The first "Minister of Women's Rights", from 1981 to 1986, Yvette Roudy died at the age of 97. The "Roudy Law on the IVG" and the "Roudy Law on Parity" attest to her primordial action. She was also a Member of Parliament for Calvados on two occasions, and mayor of Lisieux for two terms. - Prime Minister of "Women's Rights", Yvette Roudy died at the age of 97 (Policy).
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informacion.esYvette Roudy, Socialist Minister for Women's Rights who in the 1980s promoted a law for French Social Security to assume the cost of a voluntary termination of pregnancy, died at the age of 97, reported on Tuesday the Libération newspaper.Continue reading...
A leading figure in the feminist struggle passed away on August 18th in Cabestany, Pyrénées-Orientales, at the age of 97. Yvette Roudy was the first woman to hold a "Ministry of Women's Rights," a position she held from 1981 to 1986 under François Mitterrand. However, her work extended far beyond the ministry. She took concrete action for women, securing reimbursement for abortions in 1982, fighting for professional equality, and promoting the f…
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