Madeleine Rolland, Elena Stasova, and Gabrielle Duchêne (l-r) in August 1934 at the world gathering of women.

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

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]

Madeleine Rolland, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mirabehn (l-r), 1931

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Madeleine ROLLAND". www.dictionnaire-creatrices.com (in French). Le Dictionnaire universel des créatrices. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Prévost, Marie-Laure (12 March 2021). "ROLLAND Madeleine". ROLLAND Rosine, Marie, Madeleine (in French). Maitron/Editions de l'Atelier. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Vieillard, Roger, "Madeleine Rolland et Yvonne Paquet Souvenirs d’un dijonnais", Association Romain Rolland, Cahiers de Brèves, no. 15, May 2005. (in French)

Bibliography

  • 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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