Róża Melcerowa

Roza Pomerantz-Meltzer was a Polish writer and novelist based in the city of Lviv. In 1922 she became the first Jewish woman to be elected to the Sejm, the Parliament of Poland, as a member of the Committee of United National Jewish Parties. A strong promoter of Zionism, she was an influential member of local Jewish women's organizations, especially the Koło Kobiet Żydowskich. She contributed to a number of local and foreign journals, writing in both German and Polish, and participated in international congresses.