On January 19, 1953, Eleni Skoura was the first woman elected in Greece’s parliament, beating another female candidate. Born Eleni Papachristou in Volos in 1896, Skoura finished high school in Thessaly city before settling in Thessaloniki in 1915. She studied vocals and later married lawyer, Dimitrios Skouras. Eleni Skoura was very active in her civic
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