Gasparin

Gasparin, VALÉRIE BOISSIER, COMTESSE DE, was born at Geneva in 1813, and married Count Agénor de Gasparin (1810-71), a zealous advocate of religious liberty. Till her death, 18th June 1894, she warmly supported the reformed faith, but denounced the extravagances of fanatics. Two of her works obtained the Montyon prize at the Académie Française: Le Mariage au point de vue Chrétien, and Il y a des Pauvres à Paris, et ailleurs. Among her other publications are Voyage dans le Midi par une ignorante, Allons faire Fortune à Paris, Un Livre pour les Femmes Mariées, Lisez et Jugez (Strictures on the 'Salvation Army'), and Lcs Horizons Prochaines. Several of her books have been translated into English.