About Marija Bilezka
Lived 1864 – 1937 (aged 72–73). Marija Bilezka was an Austrian and Ukrainian teacher.
Mariia Biletska, sometimes Maria Biletska (1864 – 30 December 1937) was a Ukrainian teacher. She ran a house in Lviv, where students could stay. She was a leader of the women's movement.
Life Biletska was born in 1864 in Ternopil.
In 1899, she and Hermina Shukhevych ran the Institute of St. Olga. The institute provided a place for girls to live while they attended education in Lviv. About half of these girls came from peasant families.
In 1912 she attended a meeting organised by Konstantyna Malytska for the "Women's Committee" in Lviv to prepare for war. Others at the meeting were Olena Zalizniak (1886-1969), Olena Stepaniv and Olha Basarab.
She became the Chair of the Ukrainian Women's Union in 1921 for a year.
Biletska died in Lviv in 1938.
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Who was Marija Bilezka?
Ukrainian pedagog
When was Marija Bilezka born?
Marija Bilezka was born in 1864 in Ternopil.
When did Marija Bilezka die?
Marija Bilezka died on 30 December 1937 in Lviv.
What was Marija Bilezka's occupation?
Marija Bilezka was a teacher.
What nationality was Marija Bilezka?
Marija Bilezka was Austrian and Ukrainian.
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