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Claire Urbany-Feltgen

Claire Feltgen, born in 1901, was known as a teacher and communist activist from Luxembourg. She married the teacher and communist deputy, Dominique Urbany. They both were condemned in the 1930s because of their political affiliation with the consequence of employment ban. Later on, during the Second World War, she led the activities of the Luxembourgish Red Cross. This organization used to be orientated towards the communist ideology and had since early on hidden and protected Italian antifascist refugees. During the Nazi occupation, she and her husband seek refuge in Belgium where she worked as an information provider for the resistance.

After the end of the Second World War, she moved back to Luxembourg where she was elected in the municipal Council of the capital. With her position, she strived for an offensive and socialist political approach and became the spokesperson for labor rights in the country. However, she was not re-elected for the municipal elections of 1951.

Following the events of 1945, Claire Urbany-Feltgen became the national spokesperson for the "Union of Luxembourgish Women" (UFL), a communist orientated feminist organization that fought for gender equality. The UFL was a partner of the "International Democratic Women Federation" (IDFF), an umbrella antifascist feminist organization. The UFL was part of the "National Council of Luxembourgish Women" since 1975. Claire Urbany-Feltgen also fought for social equality and supported international solidarity and aid campaigns.

She passed away in the year 1974.