Anna Sychravová (7 July 1873 – 22 February 1925) was a Czechoslovakian educator and politician. In 1920 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, becoming one of the first group of female members, and the only one elected from Slovakia.[1]
Anna Sychravová | |
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Sychravová in 1913 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1920–1925 | |
| Succeeded by | Jozef Pajger |
| Constituency | XVII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1873 Humpolec, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 22 February 1925 (aged 51) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
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Biography edit
Sychravová was born to a clerical family in Humpolec in Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic) in 1873.[2] She became a teacher, working in Prague and Žižkov, where she also worked for the youth services of the provincial and district authorities.[2] Following the independence of Czechoslovakia after World War I, she worked at the Ministry of Social Welfare for a year before moving to Vrútky, where she returned to teaching.[2]
She was a candidate of the Czechoslovakian Social Democratic Workers' Party in the 1920 parliamentary elections, and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. During her term she sat on the Cultural Committee.[3] However, she died in February 1925 in Vinohrady hospital before her term in office was complete. Her seat was taken by Jozef Pajger.[3]
References edit
- ^ Blanca Rodriguez Ruiz & Ruth Rubio-Marín (2012) The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe p237
- ^ a b c Aleš Ziegler (2011) Úloha žen v prvních československých parlamentních volbách roku 1920
- ^ a b Anna Sychravová PSP
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