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Lenin Peace Prize
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Eugénie Cotton
1881-10-13 – 1967-06-16
Life & Legacy
Eugénie Cotton (née Feytis, 13 October 1881 – 16 June 1967) was a French physicist, socialist and educator who was active in the French Resistance during World War II. She headed the Sèvres elite teachers training college for women from 1936 and was a founding member and president of both the French Women's Union and the Women's International Democratic Federation in the 1940s. For her peace and women's rights advocacy, she was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize in 1951. She was also honoured as a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1934, and received the Gold Medal of the World Peace Council in 1961.
Occupation & Career
physicist, women's rights activist, naturalist, feminist, teacher
Education
École normale supérieure de jeunes filles
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Lenin Peace Prize; Knight of the Legion of Honour; International Stalin Prize for Peace; 72 scientist women names on the Eiffel tower
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
72 scientist women names on the Eiffel tower · International Stalin Prize for Peace · Knight of the Legion of Honour · Lenin Peace Prize
Employer
École normale supérieure de jeunes filles
Organizations & Memberships
Association France-URSS · Femmes Solidaires · World Peace Council
Education & Institutions
École normale supérieure de jeunes filles
Verified Legacy Record
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Knight of the Legion of Honour
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q433768 · wikidata
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International Stalin Prize for Peace
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q433768 · wikidata
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72 scientist women names on the Eiffel tower
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q433768 · wikidata
Family Child
Eugène Cotton
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Family Spouse
Aimé Cotton
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Sources & Provenance
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