Klára Leövey

Klára Leövey (1821–1897), was a Hungarian pioneer educator and women's rights activist. She was the manager of the Blanka Teleki School in Budapest from 1846 to 1848 after being recommended by Teréz Karacs. She participated in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and because of this she was imprisoned by the Austrians. After her release, she lived in exile in Paris from 1856 to 1862.[1]

In 2018, the asteroid 334756 Leövey, discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky and Brigitta Sipőcz at the Piszkéstető Station in 2003, was named after her.

References

1. Haan, edited by Francisca de; Daskalova, Krassimira; Loutfi, Anna (2005). Biographical dictionary of women's movements and feminisms in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe : 19th and 20th centuries (1st ed.). New York: Central European University Press. ISBN 9637326391.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)