Jeanne Moirod (1905, near Saint-Amour[1]—1997) was a French Resistance member, principal liaison agent of Colonel Henri Romans-Petit's northern group,[2] and mayor of Oyonnax from March to May 1953.[3]
Jeanne Moirod | |
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| Mayor | |
| In office March 1953 – May 1953 | |
| Constituency | Saint-Amour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1905 Near Saint-Amour |
| Died | 1997 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | Resistance Medal, Médaille militaire |
Biography edit
She was a glassmaker, assistant to the Mayor of Oyonnax and a Trotskyist.[4] Her house was the improvised hub of the Resistance in Jura; from this hub, newspapers were reproduced, Moirod found shelters and caches for the combatants and weapons in the mountains and she helped transport the guerrillas there.[4] With her brother-in-law, Gabriel Jeanjacquot, Moirod helped to disseminate the journal, Bir-Hakeim, by journalist André Jacquelin.[5]
In March 1953, she was elected mayor of Oyonnax, but remained in that position for just two months as elections were held on 26 April and 3 May 1953.
Awards edit
- There is a Jeanne-Moirod square in Oyonnax.
- Jeanne Moirod is one of the six women who received the Resistance Medal.[1]
- She is one of the few women who hold the Médaille militaire.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Jeanne Moirod". museedelaresistanceenligne.org (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ maquisdelain.org. "Jeanne MOIROD". Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Weinland, Robert. "Liste des maires d'Oyonnax". francegenweb.org (in French). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Les femmes de la Résistance : Lutte, victoire – oubli". Reimar Oltmanns (in French). Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "La presse clandestine de 1940 à 1944". Resistance Lalande (in French). Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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