Martha Desrumeaux

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Martha Desrumeaux (18 October 1897 - 30 November 1982) was a militant communist and a member of the French Resistance.

Martha Desrumaux, born on October 18, 1897 in Comines and died on November 30, 1982 in Evenos, is an emblematic figure of the workers' movement and the French internal resistance. A trade union activist of the General Labor Confederation and member of the French Communist Party, she joined the resistance in the North. Deported to the Ravensbrück concentration camp for more than three years, in 1945 she was appointed delegate representing the deportees in the Consultative Assembly convened by General de Gaulle, becoming one of the first sixteen parliamentary representatives in France1,2. She is also known for her commitment to the defense of women's rights, their recognition and their emancipation in society.

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