Marie Parent

Marie Parent (1853–1934) was a Belgian journal editor, temperance activist, feminist and suffragist. She founded the ''Alliance des femmes contre les abus de l'alcool'' (Alliance of Women against Alcohol Abuse) in 1905 and the ''Ligue belge des femmes rationalistes'' (Belgian League of Rationalist Women) in 1920. For over 20 years, she headed and edited the ''Journal des Mères'' (Mothers' Journal), for which she received the Adelson Castiau award from the Royal Academy of Belgium and a gold medal at the 1910 Brussels International Exhibition. Provided by Wikipedia