11 Facts About Julie Siegfried

Julie Siegfried served as president of the Conseil National des femmes francaises between 1913 and 1922.

Francois Puaux, Julie Siegfried's father, was the minister at the Reformed Church in the town.

Julie Siegfried's siblings included Frank Puaux, himself a Protestant minister-theologian and a noted historian of Protestantism in France.

On 2 February 1869 Julie Puaux married Jules Siegfried at Ales.

Julie Siegfried was a successful businessman and politician originally from Alsace.

Julie Siegfried now engaged actively in various feminist organisations and actions.

Julie Siegfried took part in the conferences at Versailles that were arranged by Sarah Monod and was involved with the journal, "La Femme".

Julie Siegfried worked with the Union francaise pour le suffrage des femmes and, most prominently, with the Conseil National des femmes francaises of which she served as president between January 1913 and her death in 1922, in succession to Sarah Monod, the CNFF's first president.

Julie Siegfried became vice-president of the International Council of Women, of which the CNFF is the French branch.

In 1919 Julie Siegfried Siegried was made a knight of the legion of honour in recognition, formally, of her work as president or founder of welfare support organisations and for war [welfare] work.

Julie Siegfried died on May 28,1922, predeceasing her husband by less than four months.