Elsa Triolet

Overview

Elsa Triolet (née Kagan) born Moscow September 25, 1895 (d. 1970). French leader with Aragon in Resistance to Nazis; peace activist denouncing war and violence; first woman winner of Prix Goncourt 1944.

Quotations

On the ascent of women: "Today Icarus is woman." (Luna Park, 1960; photo pariswasawoman.com)