Jeanne Schmahl

Jeanne Elizabeth Schmahl
Schmal in September 1911
Born	Jeanne Elizabeth Archer 1846 Great Britain
Died	1915 (aged 68–69)
Nationality	British, French
Occupation	Midwife
Known for	Feminist activism
Spouse	Henri Schmahl

Jeanne Elizabeth Schmahl (née Archer; 1846–1915) was a French feminist, born in Britain. She married a well-off husband who supported her while she worked as a midwife's assistant in Paris. She decided to avoid politics and religion and to focus on specific and practical feminist goals. She led a successful campaign to change the laws so women could legally bear witness and could control their own earnings. She launched the French Union for Women's Suffrage to campaign for the right of women to vote, but that was not achieved in her lifetime.