Joséphine Hundt was a Togolese educator and politician. In 1961 she was elected to the National Assembly, becoming its first female member.
Biography Born Joséphine de Medeiros, Hundt became a teacher.Administration et diplomatie d'Afrique noire et de Madagascar, Europe-Outremer, 1962, p366 She had two children; Berthine born in January 1944 and Sylvia born in 1951.Journal Official de la Republique Togolaise 16 June 1964, p387
She was chosen as a candidate of the Party of Togolese Unity (PUT) for the 1961 parliamentary elections. With the PUT as the sole party contesting the elections, she was elected to the National Assembly, becoming its first female member.Togo/ L’évolution de la « parité » au Parlement (Reportage photo) AfriquInfos, 21 August 2013 She was not re-elected in 1963.Togo/La question de la parité au Parlement depuis 1961… A Lomé] 22 August 2013
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