Lucie Dejardin

Lucie Dejardin
Born 31 July 1875
Grivegnée
Died 28 October 1945
Liège
Nationality Belgium
Occupation politician

Lucie Dejardin (French: [dəʒaʁdɛ̃]; 1875–1945) was a Belgian politician, the first female member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives; she was elected under the auspices of the Belgian Workers Party to represent the district of Liège. She came from a family of miners, and had herself worked in a mine at one point Dejardin was noted primarily for her stance regarding militant trade unions.


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