Margaret Chant-Papandreou | |
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Μαργαρίτα Τσαντ-Παπανδρέου | |
 Chant-Papandreou in 1987 | |
| Born | Margaret Chant September 30, 1923 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | Greek-American |
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| Education | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (B.J.) |
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| Children | 4, including George and Nikos |
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| Family | Papandreou family (through marriage) |
Margaret Chant-Papandreou (Greek: Μαργαρίτα Τσαντ-Παπανδρέου; born September 30, 1923) is a Greek-American activist, author, and columnist who served as the First Lady of Greece from 1981 to 1989, as the wife of Prime Minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou. She is also the mother of Prime Minister of Greece (2009–2011) George Papandreou.
She is an important participant in the struggle for women's rights, as she played a leading role in the creation, elaboration and promotion of laws that greatly improved the legal and social position of Greek women, such as the abolition of the dowry institution (1982),[1] the legalization of abortion (1986),[2] the establishment of civil marriage (1982),[2] the legalization of divorce by mutual consent, the possibility of women retaining their surnames after their marriage and obtaining equal rights with the husband in the custody of their children.[1]
- ^ a b Hendrix, Kathleen (1989-08-03). "After a Greek Tragedy : Her Life as a Political Wife Over, Margaret Papandreou Bounces Back to Lifelong Causes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ a b Gage, Nicholas (1982-03-21). "THE PARADOXICAL PAPANDREOU". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
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