Margit Slachta

Margit Slachta
Born September 18, 1884(1884-09-18)
Hungary
Died January 6, 1974(1974-01-06) (aged 89)
New York
Nationality Hungarian
Occupation Sisters of Social Service
Known for Political action, Social work

Margit Slachta (or Schlachta, 1884–1974) was a Hungarian social activist. In 1920 she was the first woman to be elected to the Hungarian diet, and in 1923 she founded the Sisters of Social Service, a Roman Catholic religious institute of women.[1].

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Biography

Born in Kassa, Hungary in 1884, Margit was a champion of human rights and the first woman to be elected to the Hungarian diet in 1920.[2][3]. She coupled zeal for social justice religious convictions in rescue and relief efforts. In the years immediately following the World War II, she raised awareness of the considerable contribution of Protestant churches in rescue efforts.

“ I stand without compromise, on the foundation of Christian values; that is, I profess that love obliges us to accept natural laws for our fellow-men without exception which god gave and which cannot be taken away.[4] ”

References

  1. ^ Bartov, O. & Mack, P. (2001). In God's Name: Genocide and Religion in the Twentieth Century, p. 222 (ISBN 9781571813022)
  2. ^ Rogow, S.M. (2005). They Must Not Be Forgotten: Heroic Priests and Nuns Who Saved People from the Holocaust. p. 53 (ISBN 9780976721161)
  3. ^ Phayer, M. (2000) The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965. p. 117 (ISBN 9780253337252)
  4. ^ Rescue in Hungary: The Bravery of Sister Margit Slachta (chapter in Rogow (2005))

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