Margit Slachta

Margit Slachta
SSS
Margit Slachta
Margin Slachta dressed in the SSS habit
Born(1884-09-18)September 18, 1884
DiedJanuary 6, 1974(1974-01-06) (aged 89)
Other nameMargit Schlachta
OccupationSisters of Social Service
Known forPolitical action, Social work

Margit Slachta, SSS (or Schlachta; September 18, 1884 – January 6, 1974) was a Hungarian Catholic religious sister, social activist, politician, and member of parliament of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1920 she was the first woman to be elected to the Diet of Hungary, and in 1923 she founded the Sisters of Social Service, a Catholic religious institute for women.