Vera Poska-Grünthal

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Intro

Estonian lawyer

Places

Estonia

was

Journalist Lawyer

Work field

Journalism Law

Gender

Female

Birth

25 March 1898 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Tallinn, Tallinn City, Harju County, Estonia

Star sign

Aries People who share this birthday

Death

29 January 1986 People who died on this day

Place of death

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Age

87 years

Family

Father:

Jaan Poska

Siblings:

Tatjana Poska-Laaman Xenia Poska

Spouse:

Timotheus Grünthal

Children:

Tanni Kents Ivar Grünthal

Education

University of Tartu

Awards

Estonian Red Cross Order Fourth Class

(1940)

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Vera Poska-Grünthal (1898–1986) was a leading Estonian feminist. She was one of the founders of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (IFWL), an International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that enhances the status of women and children by providing legal aid, legal literacy and education programs, and through advocacy, law reform, research and publications. She also founded the Estonian language journal Triinu in Sweden in 1952, serving as its editor until 1981.

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