Margit Slachta | |
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 Margin Slachta dressed in the SSS habit | |
| Born | September 18, 1884 |
| Died | January 6, 1974 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Other names | Margit Schlachta |
| Occupation | Sisters of Social Service |
| Known for | Political action, Social work |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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Margit Slachta (or Schlachta, September 18, 1884 – January 6, 1974) was a Hungarian nun, social activist, politician, and member of parliament of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1920 she was the first woman to be elected to the Diet of Hungary, and in 1923 she founded the Sisters of Social Service, a Roman Catholic religious institute of women.[1]
- ^ Bartov, O. & Mack, P. (2001). In God's Name: Genocide and Religion in the Twentieth Century, p. 222 (ISBN 9781571813022)