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Estonian Women's Union
Estonian Women's Union ( et, Eesti Naisliit, abbreviated ENL) is an Estonian organization which is the umbrella organization of Estonian women organizations, and which deals with topics related to women in Estonia. ENL is established in 1920 as Union of Estonian Women's Organizations (). First leader of ENL was Marie Reisik. In 1940, ENL was closed. ENL is re-established on 13 May 1989 in Tartu. 1996–2019, the leader of ENL was Siiri Oviir. Since 2019, the leader of ENL is Mailis Alt. Every year, ENL chooses Mother of Year () and Father of Year (). See also * Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts (Tartu Women's Society) was an Estonian organisation for women's rights, founded in 1907 in Tartu. It was the first women's rights organization in Estonia and in the Baltic states, and the only one prior to 1917. As ... References External links * {{Authority control Women's organizations based in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siiri Oviir 2010
Siiri is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ... derived from the Old Norse name Sigríðr. It is a cognate of the modern Scandinavian name Sigrid. People named Siiri include: * Siiri Angerkoski (1902–1971), Finnish actress * Siiri Oviir (born 1947), Estonian politician * Siiri Nordin (born 1980), Finnish singer * Siiri Rantanen (born 1924), Finnish cross-country skier * Siiri Sisask (born 1968), Estonian singer, actress and politician * Siiri Välimaa (born 1990), Finnish footballer * Siiri Vallner (born 1972), Estonian architect References {{Given name Estonian feminine given names Finnish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of Marie Reisik
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. History Prehistorical portraiture Plastered human skulls were reconstructed human skulls that were made in the ancient Levant between 9000 and 6000 BC in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. They represent some of the oldest forms of art in the Middle East and demonstrate that the prehistoric population took great care in burying their ancestors below their homes. The skulls denote some of the earliest sculptural examples of portraiture in the history of art. Historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women In Estonia
Women in Estonia are women who were born in, who live in, or are from Estonia in Europe. Politics Estonian women first gained the right to vote in 24 February 1918 when Estonia gained independence from Russia. On 26 January 2021, Kaja Kallas became the first female prime minister of Estonia. Fertility Between 1970 and 1990, the total fertility rate (TFR - the average number of children a woman bears) of Estonian women was little over 2 children born per woman. A fast decrease of the TFR occurred after independence. In 1998 the lowest rate was recorded: 1.28 children born per women. In 2001, the United Nations reported through its annual world-population report that "Estonia was one of the fastest-shrinking nations on earth, at risk of losing nearly half its 1.4 million people by mid-century". To prevent this drop in TFR, one of the steps the Estonian government took since 2004 was to start "paying" women by providing them with subsidies "to have babies" known as "mother' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Reisik
Marie Reisik (born Marie Tamman; 6 February 1887 in Kilingi-Nõmme, died 3 August 1941 in Tallinn, Estonia), an Estonian teacher, women rights activist and politician. Biography Marie Reisik was born 6 February 1887 in Kilingi-Nõmme to Tõnu and Liisa Tamman. She attended school in Pärnu, yet as women in Estonia could not enter the university at that time, Reisik studied in Paris and became a teacher of French. She was one of the founder of the first women's organisation in Estonia in 1907, the ''Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts'', and she founded the first political journal for women, “Naisterahva Töö ja Elu” (“Women’s Work and Life”) which united educated women of Estonia. Her work contributed to organizing the first Estonian Women Congress ( et, Eestimaa Naiste Kongress) (1917) which helped to found Estonian Women's Union (1920). She initiated the emancipation movements across the country and became an active politician. In 1919, she was elected to the Estonian Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat. Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals. Tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siiri Oviir
Siiri Oviir (born 3 November 1947) is an Estonian politician and Member of the European Parliament. Oviir was born in Tallinn. As an MEP, she belonged to the Estonian Centre Party until she decided to leave on 9 April 2012. Oviir is married to civil servant Mihkel Oviir Mihkel Oviir (born 11 October 1942 in Märjamaa) is an Estonian lawyer. In 1975, he graduated from Tartu University's Faculty of Law. Before 2003, he worked almost 30 years at Ministry of Justice, being on different posts. 2003–2013, he was .... Her daughter is politician Liisa Oviir. References External links European Parliament biography 1947 births Living people Politicians from Tallinn Government ministers of Estonia Estonian Centre Party politicians Estonian Centre Party MEPs MEPs for Estonia 2004–2009 MEPs for Estonia 2009–2014 Women MEPs for Estonia Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 5th C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts
Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts (Tartu Women's Society) was an Estonian organisation for women's rights, founded in 1907 in Tartu. It was the first women's rights organization in Estonia and in the Baltic states, and the only one prior to 1917. As was the case in Latvia, women's rights had been a subject of public debate in the press since the 1880s, mainly in connection to the nationalism. As in the other Baltic countries however, no political organizations could exist prior to the introduction of Parliamentatism in Russia in 1905. The Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts was formed to raise women's economical, moral and educational opportunities. It was the first organization to voice the subject of women's rights in Estonia. Its leading members were Leena Gross, Lilli Muna and Marie Reisik. The organization mainly focused on women's rights to university studies, access to professions and equal pay for equal work. Women students were allowed to audit university courses in 1905 and spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
