Eugénie Cotton
Eugénie Cotton (born October 13, 1881 in Soubise , † June 16, 1967 in Sèvres ) was a French scientist and international women's politician .
Eugénie Cotton born Feytis attended the Lyceum in Niort and studied physics with Marie Curie . In 1904 she was admitted to secondary school and worked as a teacher in Poitiers . In 1913 she married the scientist Aimé Cotton. After the birth of her three children, she received her doctorate in 1925 and was director of studies at the French National Center for Scientific Research. In 1936 the Vichy government decreed early retirement. Eugénie Cotton was one of the founders of the Union of French Women in 1945 and took over the chairmanship of this women's organization. In the same year, on December 1, 1945, she was elected president at the founding congress of the International Women's Democratic Federation (IDFF) and held this position until her death. In 1951 she received the Stalin Peace Prize for her advocacy for women's rights .
literature
- Francisca de Haan: Hopes for a better world. The early years of the International Women's Democratic Federation (IDFF / WIDF) 1945-1950. In: feminist studies , issue 2/2009, pp. 241–258
- Bulletin of the research community "History of the struggle of the working class for the liberation of women" , Issue 3/1981, pp. 99-105.
- International Women's Democratic Federation (Ed.): Eugénie Cotton , Berlin 1968.
- Eugenie Cotton 75 years , in: Neues Deutschland from 13./14. October 1956
- Eugénie Cotton , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 01/1952 of December 24, 1951, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
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| SURNAME | Cotton, Eugenie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French natural scientist and international women's politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Soubise |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1967 |
| Place of death | Sèvres |