Tereza Strătilescu (1862-1931)
Publicist, feminist. She studied in Iasi and London. In Iasi she worked as a teacher. She founded `Unirea educatoarelor romane` in Iasi (1909-1916).
Category: Feminism
Eugenia Reuss-Ianculescu (1865/1866-1938)
Feminist, writer. She founded ‘Liga drepturilor si datoriilor femeilor’ in Iasi in 1911. Member of the Central committee of the International Women Suffrage Alliance.
Emilia Puhallo-Lungu (1853-1932)
Romanian journalist and feminist. She founded in 1872, the first feminist association in Banat, in Timisoara, `Reuniunea doamnelor`.
Emilia Maiorescu (Humpel) (1838-1918)
She was a translator and romanian feminist. She studied in Bucharest, Brasov and Vienna.
Maria Flechtenmacher (1838-1888)
Romanian feminist, writer, musician, actress. She run the woman magazine, Femeea romana. She published poems, she translated E. Scribe’s comedies.
Constanța Dunca-Schiau (1843-1924)
Writer and activist for women rights. Studied in Vienna and Paris. She got involved in the organization of the Romanian educational system. She wrote poems, novels, but also literary critique.
Elena Cuza (1825-1909)
Wife of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the first First Lady of Romania. She got involved in promoting women rights and philanthropist activities.
Ecaterina (Cocuța) Conachi-Vogoride (1828-1870)
Militant for the union of Wallachia and Moldavia. Her husband Nicolae Vogoride tried to hinder the unification of the two principalities but she discovered his letters and sent them to be published. Eventually she left her husband and traveled to Europe.
Sofia Cocea-Chrisoscoleu (1839-1861)
Publicist, poet and one of the first feminists of Moldavia. She translated from French.
Maria Cutzarida-Crătunescu (1857-1919)
First woman physician in Romania. She studied medicine in Zurich. In 1884, she became doctor in medicine, specialized in gynecology. She got involved in feminist activities.