Eliška Krásnohorská
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Portrait of Eliška Krásnohorská by Jan Vilímek
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| Born | Alžběta Pechová 18 November 1847 Prague, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 26 November 1926 (aged 79) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Resting place | Olšany Cemetery |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Czech |
Eliška Krásnohorská (18 November 1847 in Prague – 26 November 1926 in Prague) was a Czech feminist author. She was introduced to literature and feminism by Karolína Světlá. She wrote works of lyric poetry and literary criticism, however, she is usually associated with children's literature and translations, including works by Pushkin, Mickiewicz and Byron.
Krásnohorská wrote the libretti for several operas by Bedřich Smetana: The Kiss, The Secret, The Devil's Wall and Viola.
In 1890 Krásnohorská founded the Minerva School in Prague, the first gymnasium for girls in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its language of instruction was Czech.
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