Caroline Kauffmann (née Franck;[1] 1840–1926) was a French feminist activist and suffragette.

Caroline Kauffmann
Born1840 (1840)
Died1926 (aged 85–86)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationSuffragist

From 1898 to 1906, Kauffmann served as general secretary of the socialist-feminist organization, Solidarité des femmes (Women's Solidarity). Under her leadership, the organization evolved into a more staunchly feminist group, focusing more on women's rights and less on socialism and anti-clericalism.[2]

After turning over leadership of Solidarité des femmes to Madeleine Pelletier, Kauffmann became editor of the journal Combat féministe (Feminist Fight) and maintained an active correspondence with the founder of the journal, Aria Ly.[1]

Kauffmann died in 1926 in Paris.[1]

Excelsior - La France, comme l'Angleterre, à ses Suffragettes

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kauffmann Caroline : " La femme doit voter, elle subit les lois et paie des impôts, nous voulons le suffrage universel et non unisexe "". Le Monde Juif (in French). 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ Sowerwine, Charles (1982). Sisters or Citizens?: Women and Socialism in France since 1876. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 112. ISBN 0521234840.