Groza, Maria (1918–)
Groza, Maria (1918–)
Romanian economist and feminist. Born 1918 in Déva, Romania; educated at Bucharest Academy of Economics.
As a civil servant, worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1948–55); became lecturer in Economics at the Academy of Economics and wrote on education and women's issues; served as secretary of National Council of Women (1958–64) and vice-president (1965–75); became deputy minister of Social Affairs; served as UN delegate and chaired UNESCO and UN conferences; was rapporteur-général at World Conference for International Women's Year (1975); became deputy minister of Foreign Affairs (1980).
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