Front cover of the first issue on March 20, 1848

La Voix des Femmes (English: The Women's Voice) was a French socialist feminist newspaper, founded by Eugénie Niboyet in 1848. It was the first female-led paper to be published daily in France, and grew to encompass an entire organization known as the Société de la Voix des Femmes.[1] Some of its members included Jeanne Deroin, Suzanne Voilquin, Desirée Gay, and Amélie Pray.[2]

La Voix des Femmes became the focal point for the Women’s Movement in 1848 as its issues, first published March 19 of that year, highlighted the struggles of all French women.[3] The paper focused on both domestic and international women’s rights issues, including suffrage, labor rights, education, and personal autonomy.[4] La Voix des Femmes ultimately ended in June 1848 due to disappointments with the government, as French workers and women suffered under its new repressive measures. Although the paper was founded to serve the demands of women, the atmosphere of 1848 and events following the February Revolution made publication too risky. Writers and members of La Voix des Femmes increasingly faced political persecution, and ultimately the publication was unable to endure past the June Days uprising.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fauré, Christine, ed. (2004-06-02). Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women. Routledge. pp. 192–223. ISBN 978-1-135-45691-7.
  2. 1 2 Grubitzsch, Helga (1985). "Women's projects and co-operatives in France at the beginning of the 19th century". Women's Studies International Forum. 8 (4): 279–286. doi:10.1016/0277-5395(85)90008-1. ISSN 0277-5395.
  3. ↑ De Vries, Vicki (2015). "Silencing La Voix des Femmes". The French Review. 89 (1): 82–97. doi:10.1353/tfr.2015.0120. ISSN 2329-7131.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Bonnie S. (2000). Joyous Greetings: The First International Women's Movement, 1830-1860. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 157–166. ISBN 0-19-512623-8.


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