From Eliška Krásnohorská to Jiřina Šiklová: In the Footsteps of Female Education
Česká verze zde
The project is based in the neighbourhood, where the Jiřina Šiklová Library (formerly Gender Studies (GS) Library) is located. It is the district of Prague 2 and Prague 1. In this neighbourhood we can find various places tied with the history of Czech Women's Movement (such as Minerva-the first high school (comprehensive school) for girls in Czechia, the first secondary school for girls in Vodičkova St., with significant and famous women of history (Eliška Krásnohorská, Karolína Světlá, famous figures and events, significantly tied with women´s equal rights and women's education and intelligence. The library itself and its collections are unique with its focus on women's education.
In cooperation with the municipality of Prague 2 and City of Prague, the keeper of river quay (a favourite meeting and culture spot) and another project partners (CAMP, Multicultural Centre of Prague,Museum of Czech Literature, Municipal Library of Prague, Dittrichova branch) we will organise public events, thematically related to and sourcing from the library collections and its archives, and develop a digital map app. Real and virtual activities will draw attention to the need for public debate on women's education, women's participation in public life as well as marginalized social groups.
The digital map app named “Women´s Map/Women's Library” shows places in Prague 1 and Prague 2 in close surroundings to the library, tied with womens´s history. Visitors can pick these spots in the map and thus they get to know these mostly forgotten places. The map will be used also for pre-designed walks through the city centre, together with multimedia material created from a portfolio of library collections. Each individual spot in the map will be linked to a set of pictures, text and context background. The map of places of interest will be available in digital as well as analogue version.
Events calendar
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9. 4. 2024 |
Tuesdays with the Jiřiny Šiklová Library | Multicultural Prague: Stories of German-speaking Women How did the fast path to gender equality in Iceland begin? The panel discussion will focus on the stepping stones on the road to gender equality in Iceland in the 20th century, with a special focus on the Red Stockings (1970), the first Icelandic women's strike "Women's Day Off" (1975), the election of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir as Iceland's first female president (1980, before which she was a theatre director) and the formation of the Women's Alliance, which saw women's political participation in parliament jump from 5% to 15% (1983). The speakers Rakel Adolphsdóttir and Sigríður Jónsdóttir will also present unique documents from the Women's History Archive (Kvennasögusafn), a collection of various documents from the history of the Icelandic feminist movement and writings by key women figures in Icelandic history. They will also explore the intersection of the role of historian and activist from today's perspective (not only) in the context of the aforementioned archival collections. The event will be held in English without translation. |
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8. 3.-18. 4. 2024 |
Exhibition | FEMINIST PRAGUE. Places where History was Written The month of March is dedicated to feminist history. Come and see the places associated with the history of the women's movement through the eyes of the fictional character Anna Kovářová, who will guide you through everything she experienced first-hand. And leave your own mark on feminist history. During the exhibition, you will also be able to get acquainted with the key sites of feminist Prague through a digital map. You can find out who the key figures of the women's movement were in the newly created online encyclopedia of important feminist figures, and see artefacts from the life of Jiřina Šiklová in the Jiřina Šiklová Boudoir. More information in the Facebook event. Leave your mark on the map of feminist Prague! |
Past events
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6. 2. 2024 |
Tuesdays with the Jiřiny Šiklová Library | Vote and Be Voted - Women in Politics What was women's path to gaining the right to vote? Which key figures stood at the historic milestone and how does this relate to the International Women's Day? Who were the first female politicians and what challenges did they face? Gender issues and the position of women in politics in the past and present were discussed by Jitka Gelnarová, an expert on the history of the Czech women's movement, political scientist and museum curator, and Pavla Špondrová, lawyer, political scientist and ombudsman at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University. Moderator: Marie Koval, Gender Studies, o.p.s. Recording available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHuFI9jPtP0 (Czech only) |
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28. 11. 2023 |
Tuesdays with the Jiřiny Šiklová Library | Multicultural Prague: Stories of German-speaking Women Discussion evenings within the Tuesdays with the Jiřina Šiklová Library series continued with the topic "Prague Multicultural: Stories of German-speaking Women". Speakers: Karina Hoření, sociologist and historian, and Zuzana Schreiberová, director of the Multicultural Centre Prague. Recording available at: https://www.youtube.com/live/e1SnHu1oPNc?si=xDN5hLbwpZT02okV (Czech only) |
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October 31, 2023 |
Tuesdays with the Jiřiny Šiklová Library | Romani Women Writers in History and the Present Another part of the series of discussion evenings Tuesdays with the Jiřina Šiklová Library introduced the audience to Romani women writers. The guests were Karolína Ryvolová, a Romani writer, English translator and editor of KHER Publishing, Věra Horváthová Duždová, a writer, visual artist and curator, and Stanislava Miková, a writer and teacher. Recording available at: https://youtu.be/j_HL8j79dXc (Czech only) |
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September 16, 2023 Jiráskovo náměstí, Prague 2 |
On Saturday, 16 September 2023, Prague's streets, squares and parks were once again ablaze with colour, and we didn't miss out! This year, for the first time, the Jiřina Šiklová Library and Gender Studies, o.p.s. in cooperation with Automat, z.s. organized the neighbourhood festival Zažít město jinak on Jirásek Square. Take a look at some pictures and an amazing video from this beautiful, sunny and eventful day at Jirásek Square! |
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May 30, 2023 |
Tuesdays with the Jiřiny Šiklová Library | Feminist Activism in History and the Present Another part of the discussion evenings within the series Tuesdays with the Jiřina Šiklová Library, this time on the topic of Feminist Activism in History and the Present. What were the roots of feminist activism in our country? What were the key personalities of the Czech women's movement? How is it inspiring to know feminist and gender history for contemporary activism and the quest for an equal society? Recording available at (Czech only): https://www.youtube.com/live/C5od8zGiKEY?feature=share |
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March 8 - April 21, 2023 Náplavka |
WOMEN CAN... Education to emancipation Interactive exhibition about Eliška Krásnohorská and other important personalities who won for women in the Czech lands (not only) the right to free education. |
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March 8 - June 30, 2023 |
WOMEN CAN... Education to emancipation | Side-exhibition A mini-exhibition of documents and objects from the Eliška Krásnohorská Archive in the Jiřina Šiklová Library, complementing the main exhibition WOMEN CAN... Unique manuscripts, original photographs and personal objects. |
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March 21, 2023 |
Tuesdays with Jiřina Šiklová Library | Eliška Krásnohorská: Education to Emancipation Side event for the exhibition WOMEN CAN... Education to emancipation. |
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March 8, 2023 Náplavka |
Opening of the exhibition WOMEN CAN... Education to emancipation |
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December 12, 2022 18:00 ONLINE (Zoom) |
Tuesdays with the Jiřina Šiklová Library | The Last Ghetto: Everyday Life in Terezín The guest speaker at the December discussion was historian Anna Hájková, an expert (not only) on queer Holocaust history, who presented her book The Last Ghetto: Everyday Life in Terezín. In discussion with the author, we focused on the history of the Holocaust and Terezín and how to approach it from a gender perspective as well. |
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Opening of the exhibition WOMEN CAN... Education to emancipation
How did we make it happen and what did the opening look like? Check our quick video report and photos by Gabriela Kontra!
Project Promoter: Gender Studies, o.p.s.
Project partner: Kvennasögusafn | The Women's History Archives (Iceland)
Project duration: 1. 5. 2022 – 30. 4. 2024
Project Coordinator: Johana Jonáková
The project is being supported by the EEA Grants (see also https://www.fondyehp.cz/en/), Programme Culture.
