Edmée Hatinguais

Edmée Hatinguais (24 July 1896 - 31 October 1972) was a French teacher, educationalist and inspectrice générale de l'Instruction publique (French Ministry of Education). She was headmistress of the l'École normale supérieure de jeunes filles, a leading institute for higher education for women, between 1941 and 1944, during the Vichy regime.

Early life and education Edmée Lucienne Marc was born in 1896 in Bolbec, in Normandy. She earned her agrégation in literature in 1919, then taught for a few years. In 1921, she married Armand Hatinguais (1895–1984) and took his surname.

Career Edmée Hatinguais was appointed headmistress of the Lycée Fromentin in Algiers in 1928, remaining in the post for a decade, before returning to Paris to head the Lycée Racine in 1938. thumb Hatinguais was appointed headmistress of the École normale supérieure de jeunes filles by a decree dated 31 July 1941 issued by Jérôme Carcopino, then Secretary of State for National Education and Young People in the Vichy government.

On 26 January 1945 Hatinguais was tasked with organising the Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP), founded by Gustave Monod and housed in the former buildings of the École normale supérieure de Sèvres. She headed the organisation from 1945 until her retirement in 1966.

Edmée Hatinguais died in a car accident in Garches on 31 October 1972 and was buried in the Cimetière des Bruyères in Sèvres. 1966: Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur