8 9 9 . ▁V alette ' s ▁health ▁began ▁to ▁d eter ior ate , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 7 - 9 8 ▁she ▁c ough ed ▁continu ously . ▁She ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁P OF ▁con gress , ▁but ▁did ▁submit ▁a ▁draft ▁resolution ▁on ▁woman ' s ▁rights , ▁which ▁called ▁for ▁social ist ▁municipal ities ▁to ▁hold ▁uno fficial ▁women ' s ▁ball ots ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁men ' s ▁ball ots ▁as ▁a ▁step ▁towards ▁women ' s ▁suff rage . ▁No ▁women ▁attended ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁P OF ▁con gress , ▁and ▁the ▁draft ▁resolution ▁was ▁not ▁heard . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁V alette ▁went ▁to ▁Arc ach on , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Bor de aux , ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁warm ▁weather ▁and ▁min eral ▁water ▁would ▁c ure ▁her ▁t uber cul osis . ▁She ▁died ▁at ▁Arc ach on ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁aged ▁forty - e ight . ▁Women ▁social ists ▁later ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁mart yr . ▁The ▁P OF ▁ere cted ▁a ▁small ▁monument ▁to ▁V alette ▁in ▁the ▁c emetery ▁of ▁Arc ach on ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁sun ▁ill umin ating ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁be ars ▁the ▁legend ▁« ▁La ▁femme ▁doit ▁être ▁aff ranch ie ▁par ▁le ▁travail ▁aff ranch i