Berthe Raharijaona Explained

Berthe Raharijaona (1908–2003) was a lawyer in Madagascar.

She attended Jules Ferry High School and later served as honorary president of the school's alumni association. She became the first Malagasy woman to receive a degree when she was awarded a bachelor's degree in 1929.^[1] She was a member of the Malagasy Young Women's Christian Union and later in life, she commissioned studies into the bible and its translation into Malagasy.^{[2] [3]}

Raharijaona was the first female lawyer to be called to the bar in Madagascar.^[4] She was an honorary advocate at the Court of Appeal and also represented clients at the Supreme Court of Madagascar.^{[5] [6]}

Raharijaona was also an academic writer, writing articles for the Malagasy Academy's journal on Malagscy law and also having works published on the historical rulers of Madagascar, particularly women rulers.^{[7] [8]} She was vice-president of the Moral and Political Sciences Section of the Malagasy Academy.^[5] The academy held events in 1987 to celebrate Raharijaona's 55 years in academia.^[9]

Raharijaona was married to Jean and had a daughter, Suzanne, who is a sociologist working with the Malagasy Institute of Scientific Research (a local branch of the Institut de recherche pour le développement).^[8] Berthe died in early 2003.^[1]

See also

• List of first women lawyers and judges in Africa

Notes and References

1. News: Madagascar: Berthe Raharijaona décédée à 95 ans !. 26 November 2017. Afrique de l'Est. All Africa.
2. Combeau-Mari. Evelyne. The Protestant Mission and Youth Movements. The International Journal of the History of Sport. 1 August 2011. 28. 12. 1625–1646. 10.1080/09523367.2011.592756. 144352989. 0952-3367.
3. Book: Lupo. Pietro. Dieu dans la tradition malgache: approches comparées avec les religions africaines et le christianisme. 2006. KARTHALA Editions. 9782845866621. 63. fr.
4. News: Défaitiste. 26 November 2017. La Depeche de Madagascar. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075555/https://www.ladepeche-madagascar.com/actualite/defaitiste/. 1 April 2018. dead.
5. Book: Bulletin de l'Académie malgache. 1987. Impr. officielle de la colonie. xviii. fr.
6. Web site: Madagascar, Cour suprême, Chambre administrative, 01 août 1984, 85/82-ADM. Juricaf. 26 November 2017.
7. Book: Sermet. Laurent. Une anthropologie juridique des droits de l'homme: les chemins de l'Océan Indien. 2009. Archives contemporaines. 9782914610926. 28. fr.
8. Nativel . Didier . 2004 . Les héritiers de Raombana. Érudition et identité culturelle à Madagascar à l'époque coloniale (fin XIXème siècle-1960), Abstract . Revue d'Histoire des Sciences Humaines . fr . 10 . 1 . 59–77 . 10.3917/rhsh.010.0059 . 1622-468X . free . 26 November 2017.
9. Web site: Communication jubilaire pour les cinquante cinq ans de vie académique de Mme Berthe Raharijaona-vice président de la section des sciences morales et politiques-avocat honoraire prés la Cour d'appel. Bulletin de l'Académie Malgache. Africabib. 1987.