Berthe Raharijaona

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

Life

Berthe Raharijaona was born in Madagascar in 1908. She attended Jules Ferry High School and would later serve 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] Raharijaona 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] Raharijaona 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 Raharijaona died in early 2003.[1]

References
  1. "Madagascar: Berthe Raharijaona décédée à 95 ans !". Afrique de l'Est. All Africa. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. Combeau-Mari, Evelyne (1 August 2011). "The Protestant Mission and Youth Movements". The International Journal of the History of Sport. 28 (12): 1625–1646. doi:10.1080/09523367.2011.592756. ISSN 0952-3367. S2CID 144352989.
  3. Lupo, Pietro (2006). Dieu dans la tradition malgache: approches comparées avec les religions africaines et le christianisme (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 63. ISBN 9782845866621.
  4. "Défaitiste". La Depeche de Madagascar. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. Bulletin de l'Académie malgache (in French). Impr. officielle de la colonie. 1987. p. xviii.
  6. "Madagascar, Cour suprême, Chambre administrative, 01 août 1984, 85/82-ADM". Juricaf. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. Sermet, Laurent (2009). Une anthropologie juridique des droits de l'homme: les chemins de l'Océan Indien (in French). Archives contemporaines. p. 28. ISBN 9782914610926.
  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 (in French). no 10 (1): 59–77. doi:10.3917/rhsh.010.0059. ISSN 1622-468X. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  9. "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.
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