Fernande Baetens (1901 Antwerp – 1977) was a 20th-century Belgian Catholic feminist[1] jurist. In 1930, she joined the National Council of Belgian Women (CNFB). She became assistant to the National Secretary in 1933 and took part in the International Council of Women (CIF) in Stockholm.[2] In 1935, she was appointed National Secretary of the CNFB and Vice President until 1957.[3] She was particularly affected by the situation of poor families and advocated for the education of mothers at the social, civic and personal levels.[4]