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Séverine
1855–1929
A fearless voice in French journalism, she turned sharp reporting into a tool for social change. Writing as Séverine, Caroline Rémy de Guebhard became a pioneering feminist and one of the first women in France to make a living from the press.
4 Audiobooks
Le droit à l'avortement
by Séverine
Dans les Entrailles de la Terre
by Séverine
About the author
Born in Paris in 1855, Caroline Rémy de Guebhard wrote under the pen name Séverine and became one of the most recognizable journalists of her era. She is widely described as the first professional female journalist in France, and she was also the first woman to run a major daily newspaper, Le Cri du peuple.
Her work was closely tied to political commitment. Séverine was associated with anarchist, socialist, communist, and feminist causes at different points in her life, and she built a reputation for bold reporting and outspoken support for ordinary people, workers, and women's rights.
She died in 1929, but her name still stands for independent journalism with a conscience. For readers today, she remains an important early example of a writer who treated the newspaper column not just as commentary, but as a place to fight for justice.