#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation
of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

Magdalena Avietėnaitė

Lithuania

The only woman at the International Telegraph Conference in 1924

Magdalena Avietėnaitė was one of the most influential women in Lithuania‘s political life in first half of the 20th century. The inspiring diplomat and journalist was the head of the Lithuanian Telegraph Agency (ELTA) and a staunch promoter of gender equality.

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