Marie Reisik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marie Reisik

Estonian feminist

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1887

Place of Birth: Kilingi-Nõmme, Pärnu County, Estonia

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1941

Profession: politician, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Marie Reisik (born 6 February 1887 in Kilingi-Nõmme, died in 1941 in Tallinn, Estonia), an Estonian teacher, women rights activist and politician.
She attended school in Pärnu, yet as women in Estonia could not enter the university at that time, Reisik studied in Paris and became a teacher of French.
She was one of the founder of the first women's organisation in Estonia in 1907 and she founded the first political journal for women, “Naisterahva Töö ja Elu” (“Women’s Work and Life”) which united educated women of Estonia.
Her work contributed to organizing the first Estonian Women Congress (1917) which helped to found Estonian's Women Union (1920).
She initiated the emancipation movements across the country and became an active politician.
In 1919 she was elected to the Estonian Constituent Assembly and she was the only member of the parliament.



Description	Estonian painter
Date of birth/death	1 November 1878	15 August 1925
Location of birth/death	Palupera Parish	Tartu
Authority control	: Q389816 VIAF: 18522215 ISNI: 0000 0001 1947 2540 ULAN: 500120500 LCCN: n80072070 GND: 1011898756 WorldCat