Denise Moran

Overview

Denise Moran Savineau born Paris, France September 11, 1885 (d. after 1946). Journalist. French critic of colonial treatment of women based on experience as administrator (Tchad, 1934; official report, 1938). Ran forum of World Committee of Women against War and Fascism, 1935. Active in Resistance to Nazi violence.

Quotations

“We recognize customs which are most opposed, and try to let them evolve, protecting the individual on one hand, and assuring the maintenance of the family on the other. . . it’s an imbroglio—At least we should avoid it, as far as we are concerned: Specify our aim, to define family authority and individual freedom, to achieve a balance.” (Report on the condition of the family in French West Africa, and condition of women, Cahiers d’Etudes Africaines, pp. 187-88, n. 44; photo of her book Tchad)