This engaging and insightful book is the first historical study in
English portraying the lives and fates of Czech women. The seven
life stories, ranging from the late 19th century to the present
day, expose the often cruel political history of Bohemia (19th
century), the Czech lands in Czechoslovakia (20th century), and the
Czech Republic (20th-21st century) through the eyes of prominent
women whose acts and deeds on behalf of their fellow citizens
remain unforgotten in the Czech collective mind. The three chapters
and four oral history interviews offer a captivating insight into
how the situation of Czech women in society has changed during a
most eventful period of history. This book has been preceded by a
first volume on Slovak women (ISBN 9783838206387) whose lives have
been of the same singular importance for Slovakia as their Czech
counterparts were for their country. The two volumes are separate
entities in their own right, but together provide the reader with a
comprehensive picture of women's lives in the Czech lands and
Slovakia, stressing the distinct political circumstances Czech and
Slovak women have faced in recent history.
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