Madeleine Rolland
Madeleine Rolland (October 17, 1872 – April 1, 1960) was a French translator and peace activist.[1] She was affiliated with the French section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).
Biography
[edit]Madeleine Rolland was born in Clamecy, October 17, 1872.[2]
She passed the Agrégation in English in 1901, and then taught in Paris at the Guild (future Franco-British Institute).[2]
From 1919, she filled the roles of secretary and interpreter for her brother, Romain Rolland. That same year, she joined WILPF.
Rolland was a translator, most notably of Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, but also À quatre voix by Rabindranath Tagore.[1]
Passionate about India and mastering the English language, it was Madeleine who made it possible for her brother, Romain, to come into contact with Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi.[2] In addition, she had a rich epistolary correspondence with Madeleine Slade.[2]
She spent the Occupation in Dijon, with Yvonne Paquet. At the Liberation, the two women led a section of the Union des femmes françaises (renamed, Femmes solidaires).[3]
Madeleine Rolland died in Créteil, April 1, 1960.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Madeleine ROLLAND". www.dictionnaire-creatrices.com (in French). Le Dictionnaire universel des créatrices. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Prévost, Marie-Laure (12 March 2021). "ROLLAND Madeleine". ROLLAND Rosine, Marie, Madeleine (in French). Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Vieillard, Roger, "Madeleine Rolland et Yvonne Paquet Souvenirs d’un dijonnais", Association Romain Rolland, Cahiers de Brèves, no. 15, May 2005. (in French)
Bibliography
[edit]- Dadoun, Roger (2012). "La Fabrique des grands hommes". Segni e Comprensione (in French) (77): 47–61.
- Lacoste, Jean; Prévost, Marie-Laure (2013). Bartillat, DL (ed.). "Romain Rolland". Journal de Vézelay: 1938-1944 (in French). Paris. ISBN 978-2841005161.
- Vieillard, Roger (2012). "Madeleine Rolland et Yvonne Paquet". Cahiers de Brèves (in French). 15: 18–19.
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