Femmes-Caïmans was a women's organization in the Congo-Brazzaville, the women's wing of the UDDIA party led by Fulbert Youlou. Youlou had assisted the funding of the organization in 1956.Bernault, Florence. Démocraties ambiguës en Afrique centrale: Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, 1940-1965. Paris: Karthala, 1996. p. 328 The organization was named after the cayman, which was the symbol of UDDIA. Pauline Madieta was the president of Femmes-Caïmans.Ziavoula, Robert Edmond. Brazzaville, une ville à reconstruire: recompositions citadines. Hommes et sociétés. Paris: Karthala, 2006. p. 84
Femmes-Caïmans were amongst the most active political organizations in Brazzaville during 1957–1960, and was able to recruit illiterate women. As of 1960, the organization had around 250 members in Brazzaville.
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