French Women Journalists

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Ève Curie
(Journalist and Pianist Best Known for Writing a Biography of Her Mother “Madame Curie”)
Ève Curie
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Birthdate: December 6, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 22, 2007

French and American writer, journalist, and pianist Ève Curie was one of the daughters of scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. She was the only one in the Curie family who did not choose a career in science. She authored her mother’s biography and was actively involved with UNICEF, helping women and children in developing countries.

 2 
Veronique Passani
(French-American Journalist, Arts Patron, and Philanthropist)
Veronique Passani
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Birthdate: February 5, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Died: August 17, 2012
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Mariane Pearl
(French Freelance Journalist & Widow of Daniel Pearl)
Mariane Pearl
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Birthdate: July 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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Valérie Trierweiler
(French Author and Journalist)
Valérie Trierweiler
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Birthdate: February 16, 1965
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angers, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Jenny Longuet
(French Political Journalist & Daughter of Karl Marx)
Jenny Longuet
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Birthdate: May 1, 1844
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: January 11, 1883
 6 
Marie Drucker
(Journalist)
Marie Drucker
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Birthdate: December 3, 1974
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 7 
Emmanuelle Alt
(French Fashion Editor)
Emmanuelle Alt
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Birthdate: May 18, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Mélissa Theuriau
(Journalist and news anchor for M6)
Mélissa Theuriau
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Birthdate: July 18, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Échirolles, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 9 
Marion Jolles Grosjean
(French TV Presenter and Journalist)
Marion Jolles Grosjean
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Birthdate: December 8, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Étienne, France
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 10 
Anne Desclos
(Journalist)
Anne Desclos
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Birthdate: September 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochefort, France
Died: April 27, 1998
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Zineb El Rhazoui
(Journalist)
Zineb El Rhazoui
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Birthdate: January 19, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Casablanca, Morocco

Zineb El Rhazoui is a French journalist best known for her contribution as a columnist for the popular magazine Charlie Hebdo where she worked from 2011 to 2017. Rhazoui was in Morocco on 7 January 2015 when the Charlie Hebdo massacre took place. Since 2015, Rhazoui has been working as a human rights campaigner, speaking about free speech and Islam.

 12 
Claire Chazal
(Journalist)
Claire Chazal
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Birthdate: December 1, 1956
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 13 
Tristane Banon
(Journalist)
Tristane Banon
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Birthdate: June 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
 14 
Marie Marvingt
(French Athlete Who Was the First Female Fighter Pilot and Held Countless Sports Records)
Marie Marvingt
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Birthdate: February 20, 1875
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aurillac, in Cantal, France
Died: December 14, 1963

Refused entry in the Tour de France because she was a woman, French athlete Marie Marvingt finished the course by herself. An aviator and mountaineer, too, she later made many sporting records. She was the first female fighter pilot. She had also been a journalist, a medical officer, and a ski school instructor.

 15 
Anne-Sophie Lapix
(Journalist)
Anne-Sophie Lapix
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Birthdate: April 29, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Léa Salamé
(Journalist who conducted high-profile interviews in the French edition of GQ)
Léa Salamé
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Birthdate: October 27, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
 17 
Elisabeth Beresford
(Author)
Elisabeth Beresford
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Birthdate: August 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 24, 2010
 18 
Germaine Dulac
(Filmmaker, Critic, Film Theorist, and Journalist)
Germaine Dulac
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Birthdate: November 17, 1882
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Amiens, Somme, Picardy, France
Died: July 20, 1942

Germaine Dulac was a French filmmaker, critic, film theorist, and journalist. She is remembered for her 1923 impressionist silent film La Souriante Madame Beudet and her 1928 experimental film The Seashell and the Clergyman. Germaine Dulac's contributions to the French film industry were recognized in 1929, when she was presented the Legion of Honor.

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Laury Thilleman
(Journalist)
Laury Thilleman
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Birthdate: July 30, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brest, Brittany, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Rokhaya Diallo
(Journalist)
Rokhaya Diallo
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Birthdate: April 10, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France

Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist, filmmaker, and author. Best known as an activist, Diallo works towards achieving gender, racial, and religious equality. Diallo is widely regarded as one of the most important anti-racism activists in France. In 2013, Rokhaya Diallo was named in the 100 most influential French women list published by Slate.

 21 
Camille Lepage
(Photojournalist)
Camille Lepage
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Birthdate: January 28, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Died: May 12, 2014
 22 
Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier
(Politician)
Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier
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Birthdate: November 3, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 11, 1996
 23 
Caroline Fourest
(Writer)
Caroline Fourest
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Birthdate: September 19, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Aix-en-Provence, France
 24 
Gisèle Freund
(French Photographer and Photojournalist Famous for Her Documentary Photography and Portraits of Writers and Artists)
Gisèle Freund
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Birthdate: December 19, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 30, 2000

Gisèle Freund was a German-born French photojournalist and photographer best remembered for her portraits of artists and writers and documentary photography. Throughout her career, Gisèle Freund was honored with several prestigious awards like the German Society's cultural photography prize and Grand prix national des Arts pour la Photographie. She also served as the president of the French Association of Photographers.

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Jane Dieulafoy
(Archaeologist)
Jane Dieulafoy
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Birthdate: June 29, 1851
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: May 25, 1916
 26 
Marguerite Durand
(Actress)
Marguerite Durand
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Birthdate: January 24, 1864
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: March 16, 1936
 27 
Laure Adler
(Journalist, TV and Radio Producer, Publisher, and Writer)
Laure Adler
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Birthdate: March 11, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Caen, France

Laure Adler is a French journalist, TV and radio producer, publisher, and writer. Over the course of her writing career, Adler has written several biographies and numerous essays. Laure Adler achieved popularity as a radio and TV figure when she began interviewing famous personalities like Pierre Vital Georges Bergé, Francis George Steiner, and Pierre de Bénouville.

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Edmonde Charles-Roux
(Writer)
Edmonde Charles-Roux
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Birthdate: April 17, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: January 20, 2016
 29 
Sylvie Kauffmann
(French Journalist and Editor)
Sylvie Kauffmann
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Birthdate: October 30, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marseille, France
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Natalie Nougayrède
(Journalist)
Natalie Nougayrède
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Birthdate: May 29, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dijon, France