Trénou Marguerite Thompson
1921-2008
Trénou Marguerite Thompson (1921-2008) Togo. Originally a teacher
and Principal of the Rufisque Normal School for girls, she later trained as a
lawyer and was Togo’s first woman advocate graduating from Abidjan in
1971.She was called to the Bar in 1972 and served as Secretary General
of the Chamber of Commerce, Director of the National Social Security Fund
and elected to Parliament as one of 6 women in 1979.
