Born: 15 February 1893, France
Died: 31 May 1943
Country most active: France
Also known as: Berthe Wild
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Women in the French Resistance: Berty Albrecht was passionate about family planning and better working conditions for women, and founded the feminist journal Le Problème Sexuel. During the war, she joined with Henri Frenay to develop the movement Combat. Her previous publishing experience helped her spearhead the publication of the clandestine newspaper Combat , named after the movement of the same name. At its height the circulation reached several hundred thousand. She was captured and tortured three times and assumed to have committed suicide.