Helmi Jansen
Estonian journalist, feminist, and politician
About Helmi Jansen
Lived 1889 – 1960 (aged 70). Helmi Jansen was an Estonian journalist, translator, politician and women's rights activist.
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. 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.
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Who was Helmi Jansen?
Estonian journalist, feminist, and politician (1889-1960)
When was Helmi Jansen born?
Helmi Jansen was born on 15 March 1889 in Viljandi.
When did Helmi Jansen die?
Helmi Jansen died on 5 March 1960 in Tallinn.
What was Helmi Jansen's occupation?
Helmi Jansen was a journalist, translator, politician and women's rights activist.
What nationality was Helmi Jansen?
Helmi Jansen was Estonian.
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