Marie-Magdeleine Carbet

Marie-Magdeleine Carbet, the nom de plume of Anna Marie-Magdeleine, (25 August 1902 – 10 January 1996) was an Afro-Martiniquais writer and educator. Educated in both Martinique and France, she began her career as a teacher in Martinique. Coinciding with a personal relationship, Marie-Magdeleine took the surname "Carbet" with her partner and the two women began co-writing poems, stories and songs. They moved to Paris, where Carbet again worked as a teacher and was involved in artistic endeavors.