Lola Solar
Lola Solar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament | |
| In office 11 August 1949 – 31 March 1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1904 Brunn am Gebirge, Lower Austria |
| Died | 20 May 1989 (aged 85) Mödling, Austria |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party |
| Profession | Teacher |
Lola Solar (1904–1989) was an Austrian teacher and politician. She was a member of the Austrian People's Party which she represented in the Austrian Parliament. She was the first president of the European Union of Women and served in the post between 1955 and 1959.
Early life and education
[edit]Solar was born in Brunn am Gebirge, Lower Austria, on 13 May 1904.[1] Her father, Josef Solar, was a lawyer.[2] She graduated from the Teacher Training College in 1926.[1]
Career
[edit]Following her graduation Solar worked as a teacher and school administrator.[1] She was a member of the Austrian People's Party and acted as its district leader from 1945.[2] She became a member of the parliament on 11 August 1949.[1] Her term as a deputy ended on 31 March 1970.[1] She was elected as president of the European Union of Women in 1955 which was established in Salzburg in 1953.[3] Solar's tenure ended in 1959 when Elsa Conci was elected to the post.[3] She involved in the description of the tasks and objectives of the Union in the mid-1960s in cooperation with Elisabetta Conci, Italian member of the Union.[4]
Death and legacy
[edit]Solar died in Mödling on 20 May 1989.[1] In her memory a street was named after her in her hometown Brunn am Gebirge.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Lola Solar" (in German). Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Solar Lola" (in German). Biografia. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "History of the EUW". European Union of Women. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Carla Roverselli (2018). "The use of comparison in politics by Elsa Conci in her education and training speeches and practices". Rivista di Storia dell'Educazione. 5 (2): 77. hdl:2108/207660.
- ^ "Lola Solar-Straße in Brunn am Gebirge" (in German). Straßen in Österreich. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
External links
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Media related to Lola Solar at Wikimedia Commons
- 1904 births
- 1989 deaths
- 20th-century Austrian women politicians
- Austrian People's Party politicians
- Members of the 6th National Council (Austria)
- Members of the 7th National Council (Austria)
- Members of the 8th National Council (Austria)
- Members of the 9th National Council (Austria)
- Members of the 10th National Council (Austria)
- Members of the 11th National Council (Austria)
- People from Mödling District
- Women members of the National Council (Austria)