Roza Pomerantz-Meltzer
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Róża Pomerantz-Meltzer, also Róża Melcerowa (November 5, 1880 - October 19, 1934) of Lvov, was the first woman elected to the Sejm
, the Parliament of Poland
. She was elected in 1919 as a member of a Zionist party.
In 1908, Meltzer founded a Jewish women's organization with Zionist leanings in Lvov.
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
, the Parliament of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. She was elected in 1919 as a member of a Zionist party.
In 1908, Meltzer founded a Jewish women's organization with Zionist leanings in Lvov.