Odette De Wynter
Belgium's first woman notary
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Biography
Odette De Wynter was born on 18 July 1927 in Brussels. She was the only daughter of the feminist Odette Prayé and Jean De Wynter. De Wynter studied at the Université libre de Bruxelles, graduating in 1950. In 1950, Belgian women were finally granted the right to work as notaries and in 1955, De Wynter was appointed by royal decree in Auderghem.[1][3][4]
De Wynter became the administrator and founder of the European Institute for Research and Studies of Notaries (IRENE),[5][6] as well as vice-president of "Solidarité, Groupement Social Féminin" and "Solidarité familial", a service created by her mother to help families and seniors.[7][4]
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