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Berthe RaharijaonaBerthe 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 alsoReferences
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