Mariska Gárdos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mariska Gárdos

Hungarian feminist

Date of Birth: 01-May-1885

Place of Birth: Nagyberény, Somogy County, Hungary

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1973

Profession: politician, journalist, feminist

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Mariska Gárdos

  • Mariska Gárdos (1 May 1885 – 23 January 1973) was a Hungarian feminist, union organizer, journalist and editor.
  • She was a founding member of the Union of Trade Employees (Hungarian: Kereskedelmi Alkalmazottak Szakegylete (KAS)) while still a teenager and helped to found the National Association of Woman Workers in Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Munkásnok Országos Egyesülete (MME)) in 1904.
  • After the post-World War I socialist and Communist governments were crushed in 1920, Gárdos was forced to flee into exile before returning in 1932.
  • She joined the Communist Party as the Soviets occupied Hungary in 1945 and helped to found the Democratic Alliance of Hungarian Women (Hungarian: Magyar Nok Demokratikus Szövetsége (MNDSz)), but resigned shortly afterwards.

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