Feminine League for Social Action

The Ligue Féminine d'Action Sociale (Feminine League for Social Action), founded in 1934, was one of the first established feminist organizations in Haiti.[1][2] It was founded in part in reaction to sexual violence against women during the U.S. occupation.[3] Its mostly elite initial members included: Madeleine Sylvain, Alice Garoute, Fernande Bellegarde, Thérèse Hudicourt, Alice Téligny Mathon, Marie-Thérèse Colimon, and Marie-Thérèse Poitevien.[4] Sylvain played an important part in contributing to La Voix des Femmes, the league's journal.[5] The league was banned by the government two months after its founding.[4] However, the league was reestablished when it agreed to study its goals instead of immediately implementing them.[4] It fought for women's suffrage and complete political rights, as well as for maternity leave, equal minimum wage, rights within marriage, and protection for children.[1][6] It also created spin-off organizations to support homemakers, defend women's rights at work, and protect children.[1] The league is credited with the granting of voting rights for women in Haiti in 1957.[4] Paulette Poujol-Oriol served as President of the league from 1997 until her death.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beverly Bell (17 May 2013). Fault Lines: Views across Haiti’s Divide. Cornell University Press. pp. 44–. ISBN 0-8014-6831-0.
  2. ↑ Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick (2004). Haiti: The Breached Citadel (2nd ed.). Ontario: Canadian Scholars Press. pp. 38–39. ISBN 1-55130-268-3.
  3. ↑ Paul Clammer (2012). Haiti. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 28–. ISBN 978-1-84162-415-0.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick (2004). Haiti: The Breached Citadel (2nd ed.). Ontario: Canadian Scholars Press. p. 39. ISBN 1-55130-268-3.
  5. ↑ Dorce, Ricarson. "Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, Haïti (1903-1970)" (in French). Citoyennes. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  6. ↑ P. C. Emmer; Bridget Brereton; B. W. Higman (1 January 2004). General History of the Caribbean: The Caribbean in the Twentieth Century. UNESCO. pp. 475–. ISBN 978-92-3-103359-9.
  7. ↑ Spear, Thomas C.; Vitiello, Joëlle (27 November 2015). "Paulette Poujol Oriol" (in French). Île en île. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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