Marie-José Chombart de Lauwe

Marie-José Chombart de Lauwe
Marie-José Chombart de Lauwe in 2007
Born (1923-05-31) 31 May 1923
Paris, France
OccupationsFrench resistance fighter, sociologist and militant for the protection of human rights

Marie-José Chombart de Lauwe (born 31 May 1923) is a French resistance fighter and sociologist. She was active as a resistance fighter in Brittany, was arrested in 1942, was interned in various prisons until being sent to Ravensbrück in 1942. There, she worked at the Siemens plant and in the Kinderzimmer before being evacuated in 1945 by the 'white bus' operation of the Swedish Red Cross. After returning from her internment, she became an influential sociologist and was active in advocating for the protection of human rights.