▁des ▁femmes ▁had ▁contrib utors ▁with ▁diverse ▁views ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁purely ▁femin ist ▁ag enda , ▁but ▁it ▁purs ued ▁a ▁radical ▁line . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁full ▁equality ▁of ▁the ▁sex es , ▁of ▁sexual ▁em an cip ation , ▁and ▁of ▁participation ▁by ▁women ▁in ▁political ▁parties ▁on ▁the ▁left . ▁The ▁m ast head ▁dep icted ▁a ▁hero ic ▁woman ▁worker ▁beside ▁a ▁male ▁co - re volution ary . ▁As ▁a ▁bi - month ly ▁the ▁paper ▁quickly ▁achieved ▁a ▁circul ation ▁of ▁almost ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁" l oud est ▁voice ▁on ▁the ▁women ' s ▁Left ", ▁and ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁police . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁daily ▁paper ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁appear ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Commun ist ▁leader ▁At ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁T ours ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Big ot ▁joined ▁the ▁French ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁( PC F ) ▁majority . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁Work ers ' ▁International ▁( S FI O ). ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁Fem in ist ▁causes , ▁demonstr ating ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Committee ▁for ▁P erman ent ▁Peace ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁F édération ▁F é min iste ▁Univers itaire . ▁She ▁was ▁removed ▁from