Ginollin was born Denise Reydet in the 12th arrondissement of Paris in 1908, the daughter of Théophile Reydet and Georgine Pauline Avrillon, who married the following year.GINOLLIN Denise (née REYDET Églantine, Denise, épouse RIQUET, GINOLLIN puis VILLIOD) Le Maitron After leaving primary school she worked at the Paris-France company as a typist until 1935, when she joined the headquarters of the Jeunes Communistes. By the following year she had become secretary of its 12th arrondissement branch. She married Robert Riquet in 1927, and Frédéric Ginollin in December 1939.
