Gabrielle Soumet

Gabrielle Soumet (after marriage, Gabrielle d'Altenheim; pen name, G.S.; March 17, 1814 – May 16, 1886) was a French dramatist, poet, and feminist writer.

Biography Gabrielle Soumet was born on March 17, 1814, in Paris. Her father was Alexandre Soumet, a poet and playwright well known in the 19th century. She showed a great inclination for poetry from an early age. who was born in Altenheim. Subsequently, she mainly wrote collections of poems. She was a member of the Women's Club created by Eugénie Niboyet.

Selected works

Les Filiales, collection of poems, 1836 Le Gladiateur, tragedy, with Alexandre Soumet, 1841 Le Clône du roi, with Alexandre Soumet, 1841 Jane Grey, tragedy, with Alexandre Soumet, 1844 Berthe Bertha, poem, 1843 Le siècle de Lamartine, 1848 Récits de l'Histoire d'Angleterre, 1856 Les Marguerite de France La Croix et la Lyre, 1858 Les Quatre Siècles littéraires, 1859 Récits de l'Histoire d'Espagne, 1865 Dieu pardonne, 1871 Journal des jeunes personnes