Roza Pomerantz-Meltzer

Roza Pomerantz-Meltzer (Polish: Róża Pomeranc-Melcer; November 5, 1880 – October 19, 1934)^[1] was a Polish writer and novelist based in the city of Lviv. In 1922 she became the first Jewish woman to be elected to the Sejm, the Parliament of Poland, as a member of the Committee of United National Jewish Parties.^[2] A strong promoter of Zionism, she was an influential member of local Jewish women's organizations, especially the Koło Kobiet Żydowskich (Jewish Women's Circle). She contributed to a number of local and foreign journals, writing in both German and Polish, and participated in international congresses.^[3]^[4]

^ died at age 55, Oct. 20, 1934, American Jewish Yearbook, By American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1935, p. 270
^ Melcer, Róża The Yivo Encyclopedia of the Jews of Eastern Europe
^ Leszczawski-Schwerk, Angelique (2014). 'Die umkämpften Tore zur Gleichberechtigung' - Frauenbewegungen in Galizien (1867 – 1918): Frauenbewegungen in Galizien (1867 - 1918). LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-3-643-50586-6.
^ Hering, Sabine; Waaldijk, Berteke (2013). Die Geschichte der Sozialen Arbeit in Europa (1900–1960): Wichtige Pionierinnen und ihr Einfluss auf die Entwicklung internationaler Organisationen. Springer-Verlag. pp. 163–. ISBN 978-3-663-09711-2.

[ajy-1] t age 55, Oct. 20, 1934, American Jewish Yearbook, By American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1935, p. 270

[2] Melcer, Róża The Yivo Encyclopedia of the Jews of Eastern Europe

[Leszczawski-Schwerk2014-3] Leszczawski-Schwerk, Angelique (2014). 'Die umkämpften Tore zur Gleichberechtigung' - Frauenbewegungen in Galizien (1867 – 1918): Frauenbewegungen in Galizien (1867 - 1918). LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-3-643-50586-6.

[HeringWaaldijk2013-4] Hering, Sabine; Waaldijk, Berteke (2013). Die Geschichte der Sozialen Arbeit in Europa (1900–1960): Wichtige Pionierinnen und ihr Einfluss auf die Entwicklung internationaler Organisationen. Springer-Verlag. pp. 163–. ISBN 978-3-663-09711-2.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]