Maria Chekhova (feminist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maria Chekhova (feminist)

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1866

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1934

Profession: feminist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Mariia Aleksandrovna Chekova, née Argamakova, (18 January 1866 – 8 April 1934) was a Russian socialist feminist, suffragette and educator.
She was a founder of the Women’s Equal Rights Union (Soiuz Ravnopraviia Zhenshchin) in 1905 and organized petitions for women's suffrage that were submitted to the State Duma (Parliament).
She edited the journal of the Union of Women (Soiuz Zhenshchin) for several years and served on the organizing committee of the first All-Russian Women's Congress in 1908.