Acurrently in Montpellier, 1 437 routes are named after a man, compared to only 187 names for women », Underlined the mayor. These 12 new names are a strong act. Bio express *.
Oum Kalthoum (1898-1975), Egyptian singer, musician and actress. Nicknamed “the Star of the East”, she is considered the greatest singer in the Arab world. An alley will bear his name.
Jane Evrard (1893-1984), the first female professional conductor in France, she founded the Orchester feminine de Paris, made up of 25 musicians. A park will bear his name.
Jeanne Bohec (1919-2010), French resistance fighter who crisscrossed Brittany under the nickname “the bicycle plasticizer”, leading numerous sabotage operations. She recounts her engagement in an eponymous book. A street will bear his name.
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), American photographer and scientist. His artistic work remains today a formidable source of archives on New York and its changes. An alley will bear his name.
Denise Vernay (1924-2013): French resistance, sister of Simone Veil, she fought within various organizations before being arrested by the Gestapo and then deported to Ravensbrück. She will be released by the Red Cross. A park will bear his name.
Elise Baudou (1900-1986), French resistance fighter from Montpellier. Under the pseudonym “Maryse”, she takes part in sabotage operations. Deported to a labor camp, she miraculously escaped the gas chambers. A street will bear his name.
Yvonne le tac (1882-1957), French teacher and resistance fighter. His home in Brittany was for many resistance fighters the starting point for London. She was deported to Ravensbrück and Auschwitz. A street will bear his name.
Dora Schaul (1913-1999), German communist who participated in the French Resistance under the name of Renée Fabre. Exiled in France, escaped from the Brens camp, she fought actively against the Gestapo. A street will bear his name.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020), American lawyer, scholar and judge, member of the Supreme Court of the United States: an active and recognized activist for the respect of the rights of women. Port-Marianne district, a street will bear his name.
Assia Djebar (1936-2015), the first Muslim and Algerian woman to join the ENS de Sèvres in 1953. A teacher at the University of Algiers, author of some twenty books, she was elected to the Académie Française in 2005. A street will bear his name.
Hubertine Auclert (1848-1914), French journalist, writer and feminist activist. She fought for the eligibility of women and their right to vote. A street will bear his name.
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933), teacher, journalist and German Marxist politician, historical figure of socialist feminism. Neighborhood near Arènes, a street will bear his name.
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