Clara Maniu
Romanian feminist and suffragist
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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.
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| Born | Clara Coroianu 10 January 1842 |
| Died | 29 July 1929 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Suffragist |
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| Children | Cassiu, Iuliu, Sabina, Cornelia, and Elena |
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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.
