Jane Valbot
Jane Valbot | |
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 Valbot in 1936 | |
| Born | Octavie Adèle Constantine Evrard 25 January 1884 Craonne, France |
| Died | 23 June 1961 (aged 77) Méry-sur-Oise, France |
| Other name | Jane Valbot |
| Occupations | Pacifist and suffragist |
| Organization | Committee to Combat War Preparations |
Octavie Adèle Constantine Hasse (née Evrard, 25 January 1884 – 23 June 1961), better known by the pseudonym Jane Valbot, was a French pacifist, suffragist and women's rights activist.
Biography
[edit]Valbot was born on 25 January 1884 in Craonne, France. She was the daughter of labourer Julie Cornat and factory worker Elisée-Julien Evrard. She married Paul Hasse on 11 November 1902 in Paris.[1] She campaigned under the pseudonym Jane Valbot.[1]
In 1928, Valbot was the secretary and treasurer of the committee to Combat War Preparations (French: Comité de lutte contre les préparatifs de guerre).[1]
In January 1932, Valbot interrupted two French Senate sessions by throwing leaflets advocating for women's suffrage.[2] In February 1932, she chained herself to a Senate bench,[3] leading to the suspension of the session.[2][4][5] A section of the chain is held in the collection of the Bibliothèque historique de la ville de Paris (BHVP).[6]
Valbot died on 23 June 1961 in Méry-sur-Oise, France, aged 77.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Chuzeville, Julien (2 October 2022). "VALBOT Jane [ou Jeanne], de son vrai nom EVRARD Octavie, épouse HASSE". Maitron (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ a b "Une suffragiste perturbe le Sénat - 1932". 8mars.info (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ Equal Rights. National Woman's Party. 1932. pp. 26, 58.
- ^ Helft-Malz, Véronique (2000). Les femmes et la vie politique française (in French). Presses universitaires de France. p. 22. ISBN 978-2-13-050509-9.
- ^ Bantigny, Ludivine (7 March 2025). Nous ne sommes rien, soyons toutes !: Histoire de femmes en lutte et de luttes féministes, de la Révolution à nos jours (in French). Seuil. ISBN 978-2-02-157921-5.
- ^ "Episode podcast Femmes Battantes | Tronçon de chaîne utilisée par la suffragiste Jane Valbot". Paris Musées Explore (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2026.