Ludmila Gabel | |
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Людмила Орестівна Габель | |
 Gabel at Pisochyn station | |
| Born | Ludmila Orestovna Gabel December 1876 |
| Died | December 1876 |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian and lawyer |
Ludmila Orestovna Gabel (Ukrainian: Людмила Орестівна Габель, romanized: Lyudmyla Orestivna Habel; 1876 – 10 April 1967) was a librarian, public figure and lawyer. She was born into a family of Narodnik revolutionaries, Orest and Augustina Gabel. She was a member of the Committee of Rural Libraries and the Book Commission of the Kharkiv Literacy Society. In 1887, after her father's exile ended, the family relocated to Kharkiv, where Ludmila pursued her education. She graduated from the second women's gymnasium in Kharkiv, earning the title of home tutor.
Her revolutionary fervour was evident from a young age, leading to her arrest in 1901 for suspected involvement with the Kharkiv Socialist Revolutionaries. Despite being released due to a lack of incriminating evidence, Ludmila remained under special surveillance. In 1904, she made a significant stride in her academic career by becoming one of the first women admitted to the Faculty of Law at Kharkiv University. She also organised the library at the Juvenile Court of Kharkiv. Her advocacy for women's education marked a pivotal moment in her early life and set the stage for her future contributions to both revolutionary and feminist movements in Kharkiv.