Parashqevi Qiriazi
Parashqevi Qiriazi | |
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Parashqevi Qiriazi | |
| Born | 27 May 1886 |
| Died | 17 December 1970 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Tirana, Varrezat e Sharrës |
| Other names | Paraskevi D. Kyrias, Parashqevi Qirias |
| Citizenship | Ottoman, Albanian |
| Education | Masters |
| Alma mater | American College for Girls at Constantinople (B.A.), Oberlin College (Masters) |
| Occupations | educator, publisher |
| Notable work | Yll'i Mëngjezit (The Morning Star), Boston, 1917–1920 |
| Parent(s) | Dhimitër Qiriazi, Maria Qiriazi (Vodica) |
| Relatives | sister of Tashko Qiriazi, Kostandin Qiriazi, Theofania "Fanka" Qiriazi (Trajan), Gjerasim Qiriazi, Gjergj Qiriazi, Sevasti Qiriazi, Kristo Qiriazi, Naum Qiriazi, and Perikli "Pandi" Qiriazi |
| Awards | People's Teacher Honor of the Nation Order for Patriotic Activity |
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Parashqevi Qiriazi (Paraskevi D. Kyrias) (27 May 1886 – 17 December 1970) was an Albanian teacher, school director, and publisher who dedicated her life to education in written Albanian. She was a participant at the Congress of Manastir (1908), which decided the characters of the modern Albanian alphabet, and was one of the only female delegates sent to represent her nation at the Paris Peace Conference (1919).