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Margit Slachta

1884 – 1974

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Wikipedia Summary

Margit Slachta, SSS was a Hungarian Catholic religious sister, social activist, politician, and member of parliament of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1920 she was the first woman to be elected to the Diet of Hungary, and in 1923 she founded the Sisters of Social Service, a Catholic religious institute for women.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
September 18, 1884
Košice
Date of death
January 6, 1974
Buffalo
Citizenship

Hungary

Occupations & fields
nunteachereditorsocial activistpoliticianfounder of Catholic religious community
Awards & honours
Righteous Among the Nations
Field and occupation
sociálna aktivista, zakladateľka Spoločnosti sociálnych sestier
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