Simone Veil was a French lawyer and Politician born in 1927. Some of her most prestigious roles in politics include: Minister of Health, President of the European Parliament, and member of the Constitutional Council of France. Veil was born to Jewish parents in Nice, France. In 1944, her family was deported by Nazis to Auschwitz. All of her family members, except for her sister Milou, died in concentration camps. After the liberation of the concentration camp, Veil returned to France and resumed her studies. At the University of Paris she met her husband, Antoine Veil. At the beginning of her career, she worked as an attorney for the Ministry of Justice. From 1974 - 1979, she was the Minister of Health. The legislation she focused on helped pass laws that made access to contraception easier and led to the legalization of abortion in France. One of her achievements was when she became the first female president for the European Parliament.
Simone's achievements in the political arena are very heroic. She was successful in an often male dominated area of society, which I think other women can admire about her. She is a feminist heroine for passing legislation that many feminists support.
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