Maria Flechtenmacher (born Maria Mavrodin; 1838–1888) was a Romanian writer, publicist and pedagogue. Her parents were Costache and Anica Mavrodin. She was educated in private girls schools. In 1850–1853, she was active as an actress, and after her marriage to the composer Alexandru Flechtenmacher, she continued as a teacher in declamation at the Elena Doamna. In 1871, she published her own poems, Poezii şi proză. From 1878 to 1881, she was the editor of the women's magazine Femeea Română and a spokesperson for women's rights. References George Marcu (coord.), Dicţionarul personalităţilor feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009. 1838 births 1888 deaths 19th-century Romanian poets Romanian women poets 19th-century Romanian dramatists and playwrights Women dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Romanian actresses Romanian women journalists Romanian magazine editors Romanian schoolteachers Romanian feminists 19th-century Romanian women writers 19th-century Romanian writers Women magazine editors