Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi (born Zeiza Gisèle Élise Taïeb; 27 July 1927 – 28 July 2020) was a Tunisian-French lawyer, feminist, and essayist. She was born in Tunis. 

In 1971 she founded the feminist group Choisir ("To Choose"), to protect the women who had signed the Manifesto of the 343 admitting to having illegal abortions.Le manifeste des 343  

In 1981 she was elected to the French National Assembly and was Deputy for Isère until 1984. Between 1985 and 1987 she was a French legate to UNESCO.

Halimi died at the age of 93 on 28 July 2020 in Paris.

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