Romanian economist and feminist
Maria-Mia Groza (1918–2003), also known as Maria Groza or Mia Groza, was a Romanian economist, feminist and politician.
Life
Maria Groza was born on 1 September 1918,[1] in Déva, Austria-Hungary (now Deva, Romania).[2] She was the daughter of Petru Groza, prime minister of Romania from 1945 to 1952.[3] She was educated at a commercial school in Sibiu and the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.[1]
For several years she worked as personal secretary and English interpreter for her father, accompanying him on official visits abroad.[1]
From 1958 to 1964 Groza was Secretary of the National Council of Women, and from 1965 to 1975 she was the council's vice-president.[2] Between 1978 and 1987 she was Romania's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. She also served as Vice Minister of Defence, and Romanian delegate to the UN General Assembly.[3]
She died in 2003,[3] aged 85. She is buried in Băcia, next to her parents.[1]
Works
- Women in the contemporary life of Romania. Meridiane Publishing House, 1970.
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