Laure Hayman
1851–1940 (age 89)
Biography
Laure Hayman became one of the most noted demi-mondaines of her time, hosting salons where artists, poets, and admirers gathered to debate the ideas shaping the fin de siècle.
Her charisma and patronage sustained cultural ambition in Paris and she is remembered for embodying the resilient spirit of women who carved spaces for themselves within a changing society, now at Père-Lachaise Division 81.