Lapauze, Jeanne (1860–1920)

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Lapauze, Jeanne (1860–1920)

French novelist, playwright and poet. Name variations: Jeanne Loiseau; Jeanne Loiseau Lapauze; Mme Henri Lapauze; (pseudonym) Daniel Lesueur. Born Jeanne Loiseau, 1860, in France; died 1920 (some sources cite 1921); m. Henri Lapauze, 1904.

Was the 1 st woman awarded Légion d'honneur for literature (1910); writings include Fleurs d'Avril (1882), Névrosée (1890), Justice de femme (1893), Théâtre feministe (1899), L'Honneur d'une femme (1901) and Le Masque d'Amour (1904).

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