Elise Luquin (1832-1898): an educator dedicated to French women's labour.

This article presents a biography of Elise Luquin (1832-1898), pioneer of the professional training of girls and women in 19th Century France. She created an accounting class in Lyon in 1857 and then expanded it for several decades to cover the whole country, trained instructors, promoted this teaching via textbooks and public speeches. Then, this article wants to shed light on the way which E. Luquin gained status and authority in women's education: first through relating her own professional career and second, through highlighting her writings and actions to advocate for women's education and work. She endeavoured to intervene at all stages of education: defining the position of qualified women in this business sector, developing curricula, and training a pool of women specialised in business education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]