Flora Tristan: Biography, Facts and Career
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Flore Célestine Thérèse Henriette Tristán y Moscoso (7 April 1803 – 14 November 1844), better known as Flora Tristan, was a French-Peruvian writer and socialist activist. She made important contributions to early feminist theory. She argued that the progress of women's rights was directly related to the progress of the working class. She wrote several works, the best known of which are Peregrinations of a Pariah (1838), Promenades in London (1840), and The Workers' Union (1843). Tristan was the grandmother of the painter Paul Gauguin.
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- Full name: Flora Tristan
- Born: 1803-04-07
- Nationality: France
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q254068
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Who is Flora Tristan?
Flore Célestine Thérèse Henriette Tristán y Moscoso (7 April 1803 – 14 November 1844), better known as Flora Tristan, was a French-Peruvian writer and socialist activist.
What nationality is Flora Tristan?
Flora Tristan is France.
When was Flora Tristan born?
Flora Tristan was born on 1803-04-07.
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