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Božena Zelinková

Czech teacher and women's rights activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Božena Zelinková (21 May 1869 – 18 June 1936) was a Czech teacher and women's rights activist.

Born(1869-05-21)21 May 1869
Died16 June 1936(1936-06-16) (aged 67)
Occupationsteacher, women's rights activist
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Božena Zelinková
Born(1869-05-21)21 May 1869
Died16 June 1936(1936-06-16) (aged 67)
Occupationsteacher, women's rights activist
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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]

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