Marie Guillot

Overview

Marie Guillot born Damerey, Burgundy, France September 9, 1880 (d. 1934). French educator and organizer; pioneer in unionizing teachers. Pacifist, anarchist, socialist syndicalist, and feminist. Opposed World War I; prophesied outcome of war.

Quotations

“[A] country like Germany cannot be annihilated and that war can only exasperate the faults of its public opinion. . . Let’s imagine Germany is defeated (could it be more defeated than France in 1870, and can we prevent a nation which wants to live to be reborn from its ashes?), okay, let’s admit it is. Chances of war will in no way be reduced.” (to Pierre Monatte, Dec. 29, 1914; photo Wikipedia)