M. C. Josephine

{{Short description|Indian activist and politician (1948–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

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| nationality = Indian

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| office = Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission

| term_start = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|05|25}}

| term_end = {{End date|df=yes|2021|06|25}}

| predecessor =

| successor = P. Sathidevi

| known_for = Former Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission

| birth_date = 3 August 1948

| birth_place = Kochi, Kingdom of Cochin, India

| death_date = 10 April 2022 (aged 73)

| death_place = Kannur, Kerala, India

| image = M. C. Josephine 03.jpg

| caption = M. C. Josephine

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Mappilassery Chavara Josephine (3 August 1948 – 10 April 2022) was an Indian activist and politician. She served as the Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission from 25 May 2017 to 25 June 2021.{{Cite web|title=M C Josephine resigns as women's commission chairperson on CPM direction|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/m-c-josephine-resigns-as-women-s-commission-chairperson-on-cpm-direction-1.5778986|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Mathrubhumi|date=25 June 2021 |language=en|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625090333/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/m-c-josephine-resigns-as-women-s-commission-chairperson-on-cpm-direction-1.5778986|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=ജോസഫൈന്‍ വനിതാ കമ്മിഷന്‍ അധ്യക്ഷപദവി ഒഴിഞ്ഞു; രാജി ചോദിച്ച് വാങ്ങി സിപിഎം|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/06/25/mc-josephine-will-resign-as-chairperson-of-kerala-women-commission.html|access-date=2021-06-25|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625091150/https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/06/25/mc-josephine-will-resign-as-chairperson-of-kerala-women-commission.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Domestic violence plaints on the rise: Kerala state women's commission chairperson|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/domestic-violence-plaints-on-the-rise-kerala-state-womens-commission-chairperson/articleshow/73630749.cms |work=The Times of India |date=26 January 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Kerala Women's Commission adalat settles 26 complaints |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/nov/14/kerala-womens-commission-adalat-settles-26-complaints-2061366.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 November 2019 |access-date=22 February 2020 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218120135/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/nov/14/kerala-womens-commission-adalat-settles-26-complaints-2061366.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Josephine is women's panel chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/josephine-is-womens-panel-chief/article18579032.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 May 2017|access-date=6 March 2018|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111231559/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/josephine-is-womens-panel-chief/article18579032.ece|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Present Commission|url=http://keralawomenscommission.gov.in/vanithaweb/en/|website=Kerala Women's Commission|access-date=6 March 2018|archive-date=28 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828083055/http://keralawomenscommission.gov.in/vanithaweb/en/|url-status=dead}} She was a central committee member of the CPI(M) and she was the candidate of CPI(M) for the 2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from the former Mattancherry constituency.{{cite web|title=Kerala 2006|url=http://myneta.info/ker2006/candidate.php?candidate_id=146|website=National Election Watch|access-date=6 March 2018|archive-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307022557/http://myneta.info/ker2006/candidate.php?candidate_id=146|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=എം. സി. ജോസഫൈന്‍ സംസ്ഥാന വനിതാ കമ്മീഷന്‍ അദ്ധ്യക്ഷ CPIM|url=http://keralaonlinenews.com/Kerala/mc-josephine-state-women-commission-20950.html|publisher=Kerala Online News|access-date=6 March 2018|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625063029/http://keralaonlinenews.com/Kerala/mc-josephine-state-women-commission-20950.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |title=Need for gender sensitisation in state police, says MC Josephine |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/feb/07/need-for-gender-sensitisation-in-state-police-says-mc-josephine-2100193.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=7 February 2020 |access-date=22 February 2020 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218120134/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/feb/07/need-for-gender-sensitisation-in-state-police-says-mc-josephine-2100193.html |url-status=live }} Josephine died suddenly from a heart attack on 10 April 2022, at the age of 73, while attending the Communist Party Congress in Kannur.{{Cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/04/10/cpm-leader-mc-josephine-dies.html |title=CPM leader MC Josephine passes away |access-date=10 April 2022 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410080103/https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/04/10/cpm-leader-mc-josephine-dies.html |url-status=live }}