Born in the second half of the 19th century, Romanian feminism manifested intensively in the interwar period, although most of the women involved in the movement were representative for female elite, not very many, compared to the rest of the population. The first feminist activists discovered the French feminism through studies and internships abroad, ties strengthening up, as the Romanian feminist movement was integrated, organized, and publicly stated, after the 1918 Union. The internationally involvement of the main associations, national actions and propaganda, the acquired "victories" (the civil rights in 1932, the political rights in 1938) constitute the irrefutable evidence that an important feminist movement existed in the Romanian territory. Moreover, the interwar period represents its peak moment, "the patriarchal indifference" manifested by both politicians and a part of public opinion, being fought with big efforts and with specific feminine patience. Romanian-French affinities, shown in our doctoral dissertation, as well as those at a programmatic, organizational level, and even those regarding the forms of manifestation, do not represent a novelty, but rather evidence of exceeding the National frame. These two countries, Latin in spirit, developed common actions within the international feminist forums, the friendship ties manifesting on both official and personal levels. But every movement is emerging in different social-political contexts, having particularities and overtones which individualize them.
