Františka Plamínková, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Františka Plamínková

Czechoslovak politician, feminist and publicist

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1875

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1942

Profession: writer, politician, suffragette, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Františka Plamínková (1875–1942) was a Czech feminist and suffrage activist.
Trained as a teacher, she became involved in feminism because teachers were forbidden to marry.
She transitioned into journalism, writing articles about inequality.
Elected to the Prague City Council and the National Assembly, she served as Senate Chair when Czechoslovakia broke away from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
She was a vice president of the International Council of Women, as well as the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance and attended many international feminist congresses.
Plamínková was arrested by the Gestapo in 1942 and executed.