Maria Tusch | |
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Member of the National Council | |
In office 1920–1930 1930–1934 | |
Member of the Constituent National Assembly | |
In office 1919–1920 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 December 1868 Klagenfurt, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 25 July 1939 Klagenfurt, Austria | (aged 70)
Maria Tusch (1 December 1868 – 25 July 1939) was an Austrian trade unionist and politician. In 1919 she was one of eight women elected to the Constituent Assembly, becoming the country's first female parliamentarians. She remained in parliament until 1934, when she was arrested and imprisoned following the Austrian Civil War.