Let us keep Daniel-Lesueur’s memory alive, as French female writer (1854-1921)
Daniel-Lesueur (1854-1921) is the masculine pseudonym of Jeanne Loiseau. She was a talented female writer, but also a great philanthropist and a feminist who committed sensitively to the defense of women’s rights. Perfectly bilingual, she excelled in various literary genres, as novels, poesy, translation and theater. She was known … →
At the funeral of Daniel-Lesueur (5/1/1921), speeches were delivered and a tribute was written by a former president of the Société des Gens de Lettres. Here are some excerpts: Il est facile de trouver dans l’existence si brillante de ces dernières années des sujets de louange et d’admiration. Mais … →
Daniel-Lesueur integrated the Société des Gens de Lettres in 1892, and in 1990 applied for entering the Committee. She failed, but tried again – successfully – in 1907, and became consequently the first woman to be elected at this Committee. George Sand had indeed been co-opted but never took … →