Madeleine Rolland

Madeleine Rolland (October 17, 1872 – April 1, 1960) was a French translator and peace activist. 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.

She passed the Agrégation in English in 1901, and then taught in Paris at the Guild (future Franco-British Institute).

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. 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. In addition, she had a rich epistolary correspondence with Madeleine Slade.

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).

Madeleine Rolland died in Créteil, April 1, 1960.