Helmi Press-Jansen
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Helmi Press-Jansen | |
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| Born | 15 March 1889 |
| Died | 5 March 1960 (aged 70) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, feminist |
Helmi Press-Jansen (15 March 1889 – 5 March 1960) was an Estonian journalist, translator and social democratic politician. She was a member of the Estonian Constituent Assembly.[1] She was one of the organisers of the Estonian demonstration in Petrograd in 1917, which demanded autonomy For Estonia. Press-Jansen was a women's rights activist and a board member of the Union of Estonian Women's Organizations from 1923 to 1930. From 1919, a member of the first board of the Estonian Journalists' Union and 1940–41 commissar of the Tallinn Jewish Union Bank.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Juhatus ja liikmed". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Jansen, Helmi - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
