Ženské listy explained

Language:Czech
Based:Prague
Founder:Eliška Krásnohorská
Founded:1873
Finaldate:1926
Category:Women's magazine
Frequency:Monthly

Ženské listy (Women's Pages) is one of the early women's magazines published in Prague between 1873 and 1926. It provided a synthesis of feminism and nationalism.[1]

History and profile

Ženské listy was established by Eliška Krásnohorská in 1873[2] and was an organ of the Women's Manufacturing Society. The magazine was published by the Society on a monthly basis.[3]

Eliška Krásnohorská was in charge of the magazine until 1912.[2] Karolina Světlá was among the editors of Ženské listy.[4] Jindřiška Flajšhansová replaced Eliška Krásnohorská as editor-in-chief of the magazine.[5]

The magazine acted as a platform for Czech women to express their views.[6] It supported women's emancipation, but it approached this issue from a nationalistic perspective.[1] Throughout its existence Ženské listy did not become close to any political party.[3] The magazine folded in 1926 due to poor financial conditions.[1] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Miglena Sternadori. Miglena Sternadori. Tim Holmes. The Handbook of Magazine Studies Global Markets and Audiences. 2020. Wiley-Blackwell. Hoboken, NJ. 214123533. 9781119168102. 443. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119168102.ch34. From Grit to Glitz. Magazine Markets and Ideologies in Post-Communist Europe and Asia. 10.1002/9781119168102.ch34.
  2. Web site: Eliška Krásnohorská, Charles University . IMSISS . 9 March 2023. 14 May 2023.
  3. Book: Sharon L. Wolchik. Alfred G. Meyer. Women, State, and Party in Eastern Europe. Duke University Press. Ukrainian Feminism in Interwar Poland. 1985. 978-0-8223-9990-2. Durham, NC. https://books.google.com/books?id=uxWbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT94. Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak. Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak. 94.
  4. Web site: The Role of Women in the Second Half of the 19th Century. karolinasvetla.cz. 14 May 2023 .
  5. Web site: Czech Women's Manufacturing Society (1871 - 1972). knihyznovunalezene.eu. 14 May 2023. 14 September 2016.
  6. Web site: The Praguian writer Eliška Krásnohorská, a forerunner of feminism. Progetto. 14 May 2023. 26 December 2022.