Saint-Croix, Ghénia Glaisette Avril de (1855-1939)

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Conseil National des femmes françaises

International Abolitionist Federation

International Council of Women

International Women's Organization

League of Nations Advisory Committee on Traffic in Women and Children

Edwin R. A. Seligman to Jane Addams, November 16, 1911

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, March 1922

Marie Butts to Jane Addams, February 27, 1925

The League of Nations, April 1926

Josephine Butler Centenary, November 19, 1927

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, ca. December 1927

Mary Ryott Sheepshanks to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom National Sections, October 31, 1928

Mary Ryott Sheepshanks to Jane Addams, November 19, 1928

Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, October 3, 1930

Ghénia Avril de Saint-Croix to Jane Addams, December 1, 1927

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Birth Date

1855-02-10

Death Date

1939-03-21

Birthplace

Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland

Biographical Text

Ghénia Glaisette Avril de Sainte-Croix was a feminist, women's rights activist, author and peace activist. She led the French branck of the International Abolitionist Federation and advised the French government and the League of Nations on the dangers of human trafficking. One of her most famous works, Le Féminisime, explored the role of French men and women in relation to feminist ideas of the time.

She married François Avril in 1900. The couple had no children.

Occupation

Author

Journalist

Peace activist

Women's rights activist

Source

Photo from Feminist Archives of France

Editor’s Notes

I can't find her actual birth date anywhere, just the birth year.

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DeLora, Renee

Dzuback, Emily

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1911

Bibliography and Links

Avril De Sainte Croix in the Associated Press, Name Card Index to AP Stories, 1905-1990

Wayne, T.K. Feminist Writings from Ancient Times to the Modern World: A Global Sourcebook and History. publication place: ABC-CLIO, 2011. https://books.google.com/books?id=JDhWjBzEkosC&pg=PA399&lpg=PA399&dq=avril+de+sainte+croix&source=bl (accessed February 16, 2017).

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“Saint-Croix, Ghénia Glaisette Avril de (1855-1939),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 10, 2026, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/3548.