Fedulova was born on 14 April 1940, in Elektrostal, to an illiterate, yet intelligent, mother and a blacksmith father, who died when she was young. An excellent student, Fedulova wished to become a teacher as a child, but went to a local technical school linked to a local factory. Under pressure, Fedulova's mother paid the tuition to allow her to finish at the school, enabling her to take entrance exams in Moscow for a teacher training institute there.[1]
Fedulova married at age 20, while still studying at the institute, in 1960. Her husband was conscripted to military service around the time their son was born.[1] Upon graduation, she became a teacher of biology and chemistry.[1] She remained as a high school teacher for ten years.[2]
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Fedulova's position of power within the CPSU made many feminists sceptical.[5][6] However, as leader of the Women of Russia bloc in 1993,[7] but not affiliated to any political party in particular, she became a member of the Duma.[1] This resulted in 8% of the Duma belonging to the Women of Russia bloc, allowing them to form their own official faction within the Russian government.[8]
Personal life
Fedulova is married to her husband, a former deputy sports minister, and has one son and two grandchildren.[2]
^Nechemias, Carol (2000). "Politics in Post-Soviet Russia: Where are the Women?"(PDF). Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization. Archived from the original(PDF) on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via gwu.edu. Its leader, Alevtina Fedulova, had long worked within the CPSU, a background that made feminist groups wary.
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