Marie Mayoux

Overview

Marie Mayoux (née Josephine Bourgon), Lesterps, Cherente, France April 24, 1878 (d. 1969). French Socialist internationalist and anarcho-syndicalist teacher's union organizer. Began first pacifist opposition to World War I; she and husband tried for inciting desertions, 1917, sentenced to 6 months prison, increased to two years on appeal.

Quotations

"Enough Blood!" (manifesto, July 1, 1917; photo ephemanar.net)