After the war, Marthe Richard, a town councillor in Paris and former street prostitute, successfully campaigned for the closure of all "maisons". On 13 April 1946, the "loi de Marthe Richard" was passed with votes of the Christian-Democratic Party (MRP) and the Communist Party (PCF).
After the war, Marthe Richard, a Paris town councillor who had been a street prostitute, advocated for the closure of all "maisons". On April 13, 1946, the law named after Marthe Richard was enacted with support from the Christian-Democratic Party (MRP) and the Communist Party (PCF).