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The Ligue Féminine d'Action Sociale was the first official woman's organization in Haiti. Founded in 1934 by Madeleine Sylvain, the country's first woman lawyer,

1942: Modification to the law on nationality (women who married a non-Haitian no longer lost their Haitian nationality)

1943: First elementary school for women

1950: Haitian women gained the right to vote and to be elected, but for the first several years could only vote in municipal elections.

September 1954: The league holds a week-long conference to inform women about their rights and responsibilities.

Late 1954: The campaign leads an intensive information campaign (consisting of public meetings, radio announcements, pamphlets, and posters) to encourage women to register to vote. Between November 19 and December 24, more than 10,000 women registered and received their voting cards.

January 1955: Eight women are elected, three as town magistrates and five as assessors.