Emilienne Brunfaut

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Overview

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Émilienne Brunfaut (née Steux) born Dottignies, Hainault, Belgium May 11, 1908 (d. 1986). Belgian union leader; militant feminist; Socialist; pacifist. Secretary, Belgian Committee Against War and Fascism, 1937; Secretary, Women’s Rally for Peace (RFP), opposing Cold War, nuclear weapons, NATO, German rearmament, 1947.

Quotations

“The general trend was. . . the one we experienced later in the resistance, a union against fascism and against war.” (Catherine Jacques, Sens Public, May 22, 2009; photo sens-pubic)