Odette Kervorc’h

Odette Kervorc’h (1915–2010), also known as Odette Ester, was a French resistance fighter and anarchist activist. During World War II, she joined the Vengeance network. After the end of the Nazi occupation, she became involved in the relief association for Spanish deportees in the USSR and in Confédération nationale du travail (CNT), the main French anarchist union.

Biography Odette Lucienne Marie Kervorc’h, of Breton origin, was born in Bouguenais on 15 July 1915. From a very young age, she became an anti-clerical, anarchist, and feminist, opposing the traditional roles assigned to women in her society. Additionally, Kervorc’h was involved in activities supporting clandestine individuals, particularly anarchists going into hiding.

Kervorc’h left Paris after Borras retired, and in 1974, they moved together to Saint-Christol-lès-Alès in the Gard. There, she became a member of the Cremation Society.

She died in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre on 11 March 2010.