The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-29
French Gals
Now Active
In Politics
BY ADELAIDE KERR
ZAP NeWSfeatureS Writer)

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few bigtime newspaperwomen, who
is now in this country, says French
women will play much more i'm
portant part in politics now that
they have received the vote.
For instance, Woman-Marie
Lafouche1lx-is now vice president
of the Paris city council" she said
in New York. But l don't expect
women to change French politics;
they will vote according to their
own milieu.
"Women are generally more ac-
tive in France. They have fought
and struggled in the last five years;
they have taken part in things and
mean to stay. More women are
turning to professions. More Wom-
en- are doing their own housework
too. The servants have almost all
gone to work in factories"
Viollis, veteran who began
her career in the first World War,
is one of eight French journalists
who have just completed round
America tour under the auspices
of OWL. The group visited Phila-
delphia, Wilmington, Baltimore,
Knoxville, New Orleans, San An
tonic, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Sante Fee and Albuquerque, saw
shipyards, industrial plants, schools
and the movie industry.
What impressed me-" said
Nine. Wells, was the enormous
effort America is making for the
war and the unity of the country.
Even Mickey Mouse was working
for war. Everybody was very nice
to us-expecia11y the generals who
had been in the first World War
in France.
Look al this veteran French jour-
nalist and you will get surprise.
She has the grey hair and face you
would expect of the mother of four
mature children, but her figure is
slim and 1.-the as a girls. She
moves with quick, 1.-THE gestures
and step. Goes streaking across
Fifth Avenue in the midst of traf-
fic, blithely unconcerned. Wears
her chic little Paris chapeau perch
ed smartly over one blue eye.
Talks swiftly, whether she speaks
French or English. In private life
she is Nine. d Ardenne de TiZac.
Viollis was born in Les Mees,
France, grew up, was schooled and
took her baccalaureate in Paris
and then studied two years at Ok
ford University. After writing a
few novels including "Criquet, ;"
and serving as a Red Cross nurse
at the French front in World War
l, she launched into newspaper
work in 1917.
She landed a job on LIE Petit
Parisien, TO which she had con-
tributed articles for some time, and
was sent 10 England to do a series
of articles. There she hunted up a
friend, got him to introduce her to
Lloyd George, interviewed the
prime minister and landed her
story on front pages. After that
suspicious debut she remained on
La Petit Parisien's staff for 10
years, uOtllS OIlG SSIlSS dItCI cil-
other on developments in Europe.
She covered the Spanish war and
also wrote a number of books on
Russia, Africa, India, Japan and
Indo China.
In 1888 she left LIE Petit Pari-
sien because she disagreed with
its politics and Joined the staff OF
Ce Soir "a paper of the left. Her
articles during her American tour
went to &c Soir and to L'Hauman-
tie Communist paper.
During the war Nine. Viollis
lived in Dieulefit and worked with
the underground writing pamphlets
and travelling back and forth to
Lyon to get the completed pamph-
lets and distribute them. She carri-
ed them concealed in sacks OF
wheat and nuts.