Elena Djionat ( rum. Elena Djionat ) - educator , journalist , human rights activist , co-founder and leader of the Organization of Bessarabian Women.
| Elena Jionat | |
|---|---|
 Elena Djionat | |
| Date of Birth | 1888 |
| Place of Birth | Bozien , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | 1936 |
| Place of death | is unknown |
| Citizenship | Romania |
| Occupation | educator , journalist , human rights activist , co-founder and leader of the Organization of Bessarabian Women |
She was born in 1888 in the village of Bozien , which at that time was part of the Russian Empire .
Elena Jionat studied for two years at the Faculty of Medicine at Odessa University. [one]
Activities
In September 1917, Elena Gionat founded the first Romanian school in Chisinau [2] . Since 1919, she worked as a teacher , and then became the principal in elementary school, and worked there until 1935.
In addition to teaching, Elena also became an activist in the feminist movement.
In November 1928, Elena Dzhionat held a large-scale meeting in Chisinau. She founded and headed the organization of Bessarabian women.
The administrative reform of 1927 allowed Romanian women to participate in political life, which contributed to the development of female social activity [3] .
June 18-19, 1933 the first congress of Bessarabian women was held, to which delegates from all over the country were invited. Congress was led by E. Jionat.
To achieve her goals, Elena Jionat joined the National Peasant Party, and also established the journal Feminist Movement, the creation of which was financed at her own expense [4] .
The organization of Bessarabian women formulated and submitted a petition to the King of Romania, Carol II , in which he demanded full political and civil equality for all citizens, regardless of gender, class, income or title, as well as the abolition of various restrictions on women's education. The petition also focused on the pacifist beliefs of members of the organization.
The activities and fate of Elena Jionat after 1936 remains unknown [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 1957-, Haan, Francisca de ,. Biographical dictionary of women's movements and feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe: 19th and 20th centuries . - 1st ed. - New York: Central European University Press. - ISBN 9637326391 .
- ↑ Maria Barbă, Elena Alistar - pedagog de vocație, prima femeie în sfatul țării, în Analele ştiinţifice ale universităţii de stat “BP Hasdeu” din Cahul, vol. x, 2014, p. .
- ↑ Familia Română .
- ↑ FAMILIA ROMÂNÃ unspecified .
Sources
- A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminismus in Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries / [Eds.]: De Haan, F. - Daskalova, K.- Loutfi, A. Budapest - New York, Central European University Press 2006.678 s. ISBN 963-7326-39-1
- Familia Română "