▁women ' s ▁right ▁to ▁vote , ▁for ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁code ▁( which ▁treated ▁a ▁woman ▁as ▁a ▁minor ) ▁and ▁for ▁access ▁by ▁women ▁to ▁all ▁topics ▁of ▁study ▁and ▁all ▁prof essions . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁Eug én ie ▁Pot oni é - Pierre ▁brought ▁together ▁eight ▁femin ist ▁groups ▁in ▁Paris ▁into ▁the ▁F édération ▁Fran çaise ▁des ▁Soci étés ▁F é min istes ▁( F rench ▁Federation ▁of ▁Fem in ist ▁Soci eties ). ▁V alette ▁joined ▁the ▁committee ▁that ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁con gress ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁represented ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁union ▁of ▁se am str esses ▁at ▁the ▁con gress . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁dispute ▁about ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Federation , ▁Pot oni é - Pierre ▁res igned ▁from ▁her ▁position ▁as ▁secretary ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁V alette . ▁ ▁The ▁Federation ' s ▁main ▁task ▁had ▁been ▁defined ▁as ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁C ah ier ▁des ▁dol é ances ▁fémin ines ▁( List ▁of ▁femin ist ▁gr iev ances ). ▁ ▁V alette ▁founded ▁the ▁week ly ▁tab lo id ▁L ' H arm onie ▁sociale ▁which ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁making ▁contact ▁with ▁working ▁women ▁to ▁understand ▁their ▁concerns . ▁The ▁m ast head ▁had ▁the ▁social ist ▁message : ▁" The ▁em an cip ation