Marguerite Lebrun

Marguerite Lebrun
Marguerite Lebrun
	Marguerite Lebrun in February 1940.
Spouse of the President of France
	In role; 10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940
President	Albert Lebrun
Preceded by	Blanche Doumer
Succeeded by	Michelle Auriol (1947)
Personal details
Born	Jeanne Emilie Marguerite Nivoit; October 12, 1878; Mézières, Ardennes, France
Died	October 25, 1947 (aged 69); Paris, France
Spouse(s)	Albert Lebrun (m. 1935; died 1947)

Marguerite Lebrun (October 12, 1878 - October 25, 1947) was the wife of Albert Lebrun, who was President of France from 1932 to 1940. She was a right wing activist and the founder of École des parents ("Parents School") in 1929, an education movement in France.[1]

During her husband's presidency, Lebrun was "an outspoken supporter of traditional roles for women."[1] She was also a journalist who wrote under the pseudonym Vérine.[2]

Together Lebrun and her husband had two children: son Jean Lebrun and daughter Marie Lebrun.[3] Jean Lebrun married Bernadette Marin, the daughter of a retired army captain, in the town hall in Rambouillet, France, on 17 October 1932.[4]

She was the "godmother" of the legendary ocean liner SS Normandie and the ship Paul Doumer, named for the previous French president.[5]

She wrote God, Work, Family, and Fatherland in 1941.[2]

References

Childers, Kristen Stromberg (2013). Fathers, Families, and the State in France, 1914-1945. Cornell University Press. p. 221. ISBN 9780801441226.
Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E.; Evans, Andrew D.; Wheeler, William Bruce; Ruff, Julius (2014). Discovering the Western Past, Volume II: Since 1500 (7 ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 293. ISBN 9781111837174.
Taylor, Edmund (11 May 1932). "France Gains A President And Loses A Premier". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
"Milestones, Oct. 17, 1932". Time. 17 October 1932. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
Maxtone-Graham, John (2007). Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 52. ISBN 9780393061208.

Unofficial roles
Preceded by Blanche Doumer	Spouse of the President of France 1932–1940	Vacant Title next held by Michelle Auriol

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[Childers-1] Childers, Kristen Stromberg (2013). Fathers, Families, and the State in France, 1914-1945. Cornell University Press. p. 221. ISBN 9780801441226.

[Wiesner-Hanks-2] Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E.; Evans, Andrew D.; Wheeler, William Bruce; Ruff, Julius (2014). Discovering the Western Past, Volume II: Since 1500 (7 ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 293. ISBN 9781111837174.

[Taylor-3] Taylor, Edmund (11 May 1932). "France Gains A President And Loses A Premier". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[Time-4] "Milestones, Oct. 17, 1932". Time. 17 October 1932. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[Maxtone-Graham-5] Maxtone-Graham, John (2007). Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 52. ISBN 9780393061208.