Božena Zelinková
Czech teacher and women's rights activist
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Božena Zelinková (21 May 1869 – 18 June 1936) was a Czech teacher and women's rights activist.
Born21 May 1869
Died16 June 1936 (aged 67)
Occupationsteacher, women's rights activist
Božena Zelinková | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1869 |
| Died | 16 June 1936 (aged 67) |
| Occupations | teacher, women's rights activist |
Biography
Zelinková was born in Semtěš in 1869 in the family of a teacher.[1]
In 1908, using a legal loophole, together with Karla Máchová and Marie Tůmová, she was among the first three women to unsuccessfully run for the Bohemian Diet.[2][3][4] Zelinková ran for the Německý Brod–Humpolec–Polná district.[2] However, she withdrew from the race just before the date of the elections.[2]