Eugénie Cotton
French scientist and women's rights activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eugénie Cotton (13 October 1881 – 16 June 1967) was a French scientist, socialist, women's rights advocate and was active in the resistance.[1] She was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize in 1951, Knight of the Legion of Honor, and the Gold medal from the World Peace Council in 1961. She died at 85 in Sèvres, near Paris.
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Eugénie Cotton | |
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Born | Eugénie Elise Céline Feytis 13 October 1881 |
Died | 16 June 1967 |
Political party | French Communist Party |
Board member of | Women in Solidarity World Peace Council |
Spouse(s) | Aimé Cotton, m. 1913 |
Honours | Knight of the Legion of Honor, Gold medal from the World Peace Council, and International Stalin Peace Prize "For the strengthening of peace between nations" |
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