Irène Kaufer | |
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Born | |
Died | 5 November 2022
Brussels, Belgium | (aged 72)
Nationality | Belgian |
Education | Université libre de Bruxelles |
Occupation(s) | Activist Trade unionist |
Irène Kaufer (26 February 1950 – 5 November 2022) was a Polish author, feminist and LGBTQ+ activist, and trade unionist. [1]
Kaufer was born in Kraków on 26 February 1950 to Jewish parents who had escaped the Holocaust. The family moved to Brussels in 1958. [2] [3] In 1968, she studied psychology at the Université libre de Bruxelles. [4] On 11 November 1972, [5] she took part in the journée des femmes in Brussels, which began her feminist activism. [6]
A member of the lesbian community, she commenced her activism with the group Biches Sauvages, which was later renamed Homo-L. [4] She took part in the foundation of a women's house on Rue du Méridien 79 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [6]
After working for a cultural trade company for the majority of her career, Kaufer finished her career as a project manager at Garance, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of gender-based violence and promotion of feminist self-defense. [7] She regularly contributed to the feminist magazine Axelle, [8] as well as occasionally to other publications. [9]
Irène Kaufer died in Brussels on 5 November 2022, at the age of 72. [10]