Vera Poska-Grünthal (1898–1986) was a leading Estonian feminist. She was one of the founders of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (IFWL), an International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that enhances the status of women and children by providing legal aid, legal literacy and education programs, and through advocacy, law reform, research and publications. She also founded the Estonian-language journal Triinu in Sweden in 1952, serving as its editor until 1981.
Personal life
Vera Poska-Grünthal was the daughter of politician and lawyer Jaan Poska. She was married to politician and lawyer Timotheus Grünthal. American lawyer Sharon L. Gleason is her granddaughter.
Further reading
- Vera Poska-Grünthal, in: A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe 19th and 20th Centuries. Budapest, New York: CEU Press. S. 450-454, by Sirje Tamul.
- Jaan Poska tütar jutustab. Mälestusi oma isast ja elust vanemate kodus by Vera Poska-Grünthal and Jaan Poska (1969)
- See oli Eestis 1919-1944 by Vera Poska-Grünthal (1975)
- Elu jätkub võõrsil by Vera Poska-Grünthal (1985)
References
- ^ de Haan, Francisca; Krasimira Daskalova; Anna Loutfi (2006). Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe: 19th and 20th Centuries. Central European University Press. pp. 450–453. ISBN 978-963-7326-39-4.
- "International Federation of Women Lawyers". Global Hand. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- "Vera Grünthal Gleason obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- "WorldCat Identities: Poska-Grünthal, Vera". worldcat.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- "Amazon.co.uk: Vera Poska-Grünthal: Books". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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