Germaine Marie-Thérèse Hannevart

Germaine Marie-Thérèse Hannevart (8 August 1887 – 24 April 1977) was a Belgian biology teacher and women's rights activist. She became a pacifist and peace campaigner after her fiancé was killed in World War I. She was co-founder of the Belgian branch of the Comité Mondial des Femmes contre la Guerre et le Fascisme (CMF) [ fr] and was head of the Belgian branch of the Office Internationale pour l’Enfance (OIE).

Biography Hannevart was born on 8 August 1887 in Leuze-en-Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. A younger sister called Constance was born the following year in Quiévrain. Their father was Auguste Hannevart, a teacher and education inspector.

Hannevart was a member of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW, now Graduate Women International). She was a founding member of the Belgian Federation of University Women (FBFU) in 1921, became treasurer in 1922, vice-president from 1924 to 1931 and president from 1932 to 1950. established after the World Conference of Women against War and Fascism was held in 1934 in Paris, France. A poster preserved by the Brussels City Archives and her friendship with resistance leader Yvonne Jospa suggests that Hannevart also worked for Jewish children in some way during World War II. She was chair from 1939 to 1956 and was a close friend of the organisation secretary Adèle Hauwel.