' s ▁budget ▁commission ▁considered ▁elimin ating ▁all ▁inspect ress es ▁general ▁of ▁nur ser y ▁schools . ▁The ▁women ' s ▁teachers ' ▁journal ▁L ' A mi ▁de ▁l ' enf ance , ▁co - ed ited ▁by ▁Paul ine ▁Ker gom ard ▁and ▁Charles ▁Def odon , ▁raised ▁the ▁alarm . ▁Def odon ▁pra ised ▁the ▁inspect or ate ▁as ▁a ▁French ▁tradition ▁that ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁women ' s ▁distinct ive ▁mat ernal ▁tal ents . ▁Caroline ▁de ▁Bar ra u ▁noted ▁that ▁nur ser y ▁schools ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁as ▁an ▁initi ative ▁of ▁women ▁which ▁the ▁state ▁then ▁chose ▁to ▁support . ▁She ▁dispar aged ▁the ▁regime ▁by ▁comparison ▁to ▁its ▁prede cess ors , ▁who ▁had ▁introduced ▁inspect ress es ▁general . ▁The ▁uns atisf actory ▁comprom ise ▁was ▁to ▁dismiss ▁or ▁ret ire ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁inspect ress es ▁and ▁retain ▁the ▁other ▁four . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 – 8 7 ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁friend ▁Paul ine ▁Ker gom ard ▁founded ▁the ▁Union ▁française ▁pour ▁le ▁sau vet age ▁de ▁l ' En f ance ▁( F rench ▁union ▁for ▁res cu ing ▁children ). ▁This ▁society ▁gave ▁aid ▁to ▁children ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁Fem in ist ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁a ▁femin ist ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Société ▁pour ▁la ▁Rev end ic ation ▁du ▁D roit ▁des ▁Fem mes ▁began ▁to ▁meet ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁André ▁Lé o . ▁M embers ▁included ▁P au