"The Telegraph": Danielle Mitterrand dies in France.

Danielle Mitterrand, 87, the widow of former French President François Mitterrand, died in France, after being hospitalized on Friday evening, November 20. 

 She was best known in France as a humanitarian who at age 17 joined the French resistance. She married her husband at age 20 and had three sons with him, one of whom died at birth.

She created the foundation France Libertés in 1986, a human rights organization that among other projects focused on ensuring people have access to water.

"Le Monde" notes, that she was always more comfortable in the role of humanitarian than showpiece first lady, at her happiest working with what she saw as oppressed groups of Tibetans, Cubans and Kurds. She was awarded the Prix Nord-Sud in 1996.

Outisde France, she was in the limelight briefly in 1994 when her husband's illegitimate daughter with a long-time mistress became public knowledge.