Greece Mourns Passing of First Female Parliament Speaker

Anna Psarouda-Benaki, a distinguished lawyer and the first woman to preside over both the Academy of Athens and the Greek Parliament, has passed away at the age of 91.

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Greece’s first female Parliament Speaker passes away at 91

Anna Psarouda-Benaki, lawyer, the first woman to preside over the Academy of Athens and the Greek Parliament, has died at 91, it was announced on Sunday. Psarouda-Benaki was born in Athens in 1934, and married to historian of philosophy Linos Benakis. She studied at the Athens Law School (University of Athens) and continued her studies […] The post Greece’s first female Parliament Speaker passes away at 91 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

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