Maria Aleksandrovna Chekhova, née Argamakova, (18 January 1866 – 8 April 1934) was a Russian socialist feminist,[1] suffragette and educator.
Chekhova was born on 18 January 1866 in St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire.
When her father was transferred to Irkutsk in Siberia three years later, she was happy to live with her grandmother and remain in St Petersburg until her marriage with Nikolai Chekhov in 1890.
In the meantime, Chekhova graduated from teacher's courses in 1886 with a major in mathematics.
The Chekhovs spent the years 1890 to 1904 living in the provinces where they established several schools and had four daughters and three sons.