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Gabriele Proft

Gabriele Proft

1879–1971

Nationality
Austria
Occupation
politician

Gabriele Proft (20 February 1879 – 6 April 1971) was an Austrian journalist, writer and politician.

Incarceration history

Biography

Gabriele Proft (20 February 1879 – 6 April 1971) was an Austrian journalist, writer and politician. In 1919 she was one of eight women elected to the Constituent Assembly, becoming the country's first female parliamentarians. She remained in parliament until 1934, when she was arrested and imprisoned following the Austrian Civil War. After World War II she was elected to parliament again, serving until 1953.

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