Clara Maniu

Clara Maniu (born Clara Coroianu; 10 January 1842 – 29 July 1929)[1] was a Romanian feminist and suffragist. She was the president of the Romanian women's movement organisation Reuniunea Femeilor Române Sălăjene (R.F.R.S) from 1881 to 1897.

Clara Maniu
Born
Clara Coroianu

(1842-01-10)10 January 1842
Died29 July 1929(1929-07-29) (aged 87)
NationalityRomanian
OccupationSuffragist
Spouse
(m. 1865)
ChildrenCassiu, Iuliu, Sabina, Cornelia, and Elena
Parents
  • Demetriu Coroianu (father)
  • Iuliana Pop (mother)

She was born in 1842 in Nagyderzsida, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bobota, in Sălaj County, Romania). Her father, Demetriu Coroianu, was a Greek-Catholic priest, while her mother, Iuliana Pop, was the granddaughter of protopope Grigorie Pop from Craidorolț.[1]

She married Ioan Maniu in 1865, and among their five children was Iuliu Maniu. She died in 1929 in Bădăcin, a village in Pericei commune, Sălaj County.

Notes

  1. "Clara Maniu, mama lui Iuliu Maniu – reprezentantă de marcă a mișcării feministe sălăjene". Graiul Sălajului (in Romanian). 22 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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