Claire Davinroy

Claire Davinroy
Personal details
BornClémence Valy
(1897-10-14)October 14, 1897
Paris, France
Died(1973-02-15)February 15, 1973
OccupationPolitician, member of the French Resistance
Known forOne of the first women to sit in the French Parliament
AwardsCroix de guerre 1939–1945 with Palme
Resistance Medal

Claire Davinroy (née Clémence Valy; 14 October 1897, in Paris – 15 February 1973) was one of the first women to sit in the French Parliament. She was a French Resistance fighter and a member of the Provisional Consultative Assembly between 1944 and 1945.[1]

She holds the Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with Palme and the Resistance Medal.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1944-1948 – Left in Paris". Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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