Lola Solar
{{Short description|Austrian politician (1904–1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
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| office = Member of the Parliament
| term_start = 11 August 1949
| term_end = 31 March 1970
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|5|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brunn am Gebirge, Lower Austria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|5|20|1904|5|13|df=y}}
| death_place = Mödling, Austria
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| party = Austrian People's Party
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| profession = Teacher
| nationality = Austrian
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Lola Solar (1904–1989) was an Austrian teacher and politician. She was a member of the Austrian People's Party which she represented in the Austrian Parliament. She was the first president of the European Union of Women and served in the post between 1955 and 1959.
Early life and education
Solar was born in Brunn am Gebirge, Lower Austria, on 13 May 1904.{{cite web|title=Lola Solar|publisher=Austrian Parliament |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_01895/index.shtml#|access-date=20 October 2022|language=de}} Her father, Josef Solar, was a lawyer.{{cite web|title=Solar Lola|url=http://biografia.sabiado.at/solar-lola/|publisher=Biografia|access-date=20 October 2022 |language=de}} She graduated from the Teacher Training College in 1926.
Career
Following her graduation Solar worked as a teacher and school administrator. She was a member of the Austrian People's Party and acted as its district leader from 1945. She became a member of the parliament on 11 August 1949. Her term as a deputy ended on 31 March 1970. She was elected as president of the European Union of Women in 1955 which was established in Salzburg in 1953.{{cite web|title=History of the EUW|url=https://www.europeanunionofwomen.com/history-of-the-euw.html
|publisher=European Union of Women|access-date=20 October 2022}} Solar's tenure ended in 1959 when Elsa Conci was elected to the post. She involved in the description of the tasks and objectives of the Union in the mid-1960s in cooperation with Elisabetta Conci, Italian member of the Union.{{cite journal|author=Carla Roverselli|title=The use of comparison in politics by Elsa Conci in her education and training speeches and practices|journal=Rivista di Storia dell'Educazione|url=https://art.torvergata.it/handle/2108/207660|year=2018|volume=5
|issue=2|page=77|hdl=2108/207660}}
Death and legacy
Solar died in Mödling on 20 May 1989. In her memory a street was named after her in her hometown Brunn am Gebirge.{{cite web|title=Lola Solar-Straße in Brunn am Gebirge |url=https://www.strassen-in-oesterreich.at/25964785-lola-solar-strasse-in-brunn-am-gebirge.html
|publisher=Straßen in Österreich|access-date=20 October 2022|language=de}}
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Category:20th-century Austrian women politicians
Category:Austrian People's Party politicians
Category:Members of the 6th National Council (Austria)
Category:Members of the 7th National Council (Austria)
Category:Members of the 8th National Council (Austria)
Category:Members of the 9th National Council (Austria)
Category:Members of the 10th National Council (Austria)
Category:Members of the 11th National Council (Austria)