▁( A pril ▁ 1 8 6 9 ; ▁some ▁sources ▁say ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁which ▁is ▁wrong ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ), ▁a ▁French ▁journalist ▁and ▁writer . ▁ ▁The ▁daughter ▁of ▁Mos es ▁Wilhelm ▁and ▁Anna ▁Mag dal ena ▁Ros ette ▁Sh api ra ▁( née ▁J ö ck el ), ▁she ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁Her ▁father , ▁originally ▁from ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁Cz ar ist ▁Russia ▁and ▁a ▁convert ▁from ▁J uda ism ▁to ▁Christian ity , ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Berlin . ▁She ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris . ▁She ▁became ▁secretary ▁to ▁Jules ▁L ema ître . ▁Sh api ra ▁worked ▁for ▁La ▁F ron de ▁and ▁also ▁wrote ▁several ▁journ als ▁in ▁Paris . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁she ▁published ▁her ▁first ▁novel ▁Pet ites ▁É p ouses . ▁Her ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁work ▁La ▁Con qu ête ▁de ▁J ér usalem ▁received ▁the ▁first ▁Prix ▁Fem ina , ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁especially ▁for ▁her , ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁consideration ▁for ▁the ▁Prix ▁Gon court ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁woman . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Sh api ra ▁married ▁Em ile ▁Per ra ult . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁wrote ▁accounts ▁of ▁her ▁travel s ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁Africa ▁and ▁Asia . ▁Her ▁report age ▁of ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁ins urg ents ▁accused ▁of ▁murder