 The feminist writer André Léo, a friend of Paule Minck, was also active in the Women's Union.Believing that their struggle against patriarchy could only be pursued through a global struggle against capitalism, the association demanded gender and wage equality, the right of divorce for women, the right to secular education, and professional education for girls.They also demanded suppression of the distinction between married women and concubines, and between legitimate and illegitimate children.