Jane Vialle

Jane Vialle (1906-1953) was a politician, journalist, and women's rights activist.[1][2]

Biography

Vialle was born in what is now the Central African Republic, was educated in France, and became a journalist for Opera Mundi, a news agency.[2] She joined the French Resistance in 1940 and was arrested in 1943.[2] She was sent to a concentration camp and later to a prison, and escaped from the prison; she was given the Resistance Medal for her exploits.[2][3] After the war, she became part of the editorial staff of Combat, a newspaper.[2] In 1946 she founded a political party, the Association for Evolution of Black Africa, but it was short-lived.[2] Also in 1946 she was a founder of the Women's Association of the French Union, which she soon became secretary-general of.[2] As such she encouraged the creation of hostels for young women from the French Union who came to study in France.[2] In 1947 she was elected as a senator for what is now the Central African Republic.[2] She also founded Ubangian's Hope, a workers' cooperative association.[2] In 1948 she was re-elected as a senator.[2] In 1949 she was appointed as a member of the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on Slavery and the Slave Trade; as such she visited the United States.[2][3] In 1951 she was granted membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.[4] Her time as senator ended in 1952, when she was defeated for re-election.[4][5] In 1953 she died in a plane crash; she was cited posthumously by the Order of the Nation that year.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Richard Bradshaw; Juan Fandos-Rius (27 May 2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 627–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7992-8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Henry Louis Gates; Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
  3. 1 2 The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. (April 1950). The Crisis. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 208–. ISSN 0011-1422.
  4. 1 2 3 "Entrée to Black Paris™: Jeanne Vialle - Black Woman Senator". Entreetoblackparis.blogspot.com. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  5. ↑ Sénat français. "Anciens sénateurs IVème République : VIALLE Jane". Senat.fr. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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