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American Women Vote Thanks to a Czech Woman

Did you know that American women vote thanks to a Czech woman? They do. The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. The passage marked the largest expansion of democracy in the history of our country. Hardly anybody knows that the...

History, PEOPLE, Women

October 6, 2019

… And Give My Love to the Swallows

Are you interesting true WWII story about the Czech Resistance and a young woman’s role? If so, you will enjoy … And Give My Love to the Swallows, where you will learn about a woman from the past, one whom few remember and the young generation probably does not know at all. Resistance fighter Marie...

History, Movies, Women

September 11, 2019

Věra Láska 15-year-old Czechoslovak Girl on the Nazis’ Most Wanted List

Today we get to meet Věra Láska, the 15-year-old Czechoslovakian girl who was on the Nazi’s most wanted list. Incredibly, when she was just a teenager, Věra Oravcová defied the statistics and lasted three years as a Czechoslovak Resistance fighter (instead of the average six months). She survived Auschwitz and two other camps as a...

PEOPLE, Women

August 9, 2019

Alice Masaryk Arrested & Held in Prison

Today’s information is as shocking as the headline, Alice Masaryk Arrested & Held in Prison. Below we are sharing a reprint of an article written in 1974, with quotes and images added by us. Original source information at the end. It’s an important history lesson and it shares something many folks don’t even know –...

History, NOSTALGIA, Women

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May 31, 2019

Hana Podolská, Legend of Czech Fashion

The Legend of Czech Fashion, Hana Podolská (née Johanna Vošahlíková), was born on May 16, 1880 in Merkhausen and died in Prague on February 15, 1972. She was a Czech fashion designer and businesswoman and one of the most important creators of pre-war Czechoslovak fashion. Additionally, she was the owner of the most renowned domestic...

Bohemians, Fashion, Women

June 27, 2018

A Glance at Czech Beauty Paulina Porizkova

Paulina Porizkova is a Czech model, author, actress, and feminist. Born on April 9th, 1965 in the city of Prostějov, Czech Republic. She was the first child of her parents, Anna and Jiří Pořízek. Paulinas parent were strong anticommunists and when the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968 they fled to Sweden on a motorbike, leaving...

PEOPLE, Women

April 25, 2018

Věra Čáslavská: The Eloquent and Graceful Gold-Medal Winning Protester

Věra Čáslavská of the Czech Republic is the only gymnast, male or female, who has ever won an Olympic gold medal for every individual event in gymnastics: all-around, vault, uneven bars, beam, and floor exercise. Čáslavská also has the distinction of holding more individual gold medals than any other gymnast in Olympic history. In fact, she...

Bohemians, PEOPLE, Women

April 17, 2018

The Moravian Brethren Heritage of the First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush

The former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, the wife of President George H. W. Bush, is the 7th generation American, who descended from the Moravian Brethren family bearing the name Demuth. Former First Lady Barbara Bush Wife of 41st President and Mother of 43rd Dies at age of 92 She was a Moravian The Demuth...

PEOPLE, Women

February 26, 2018

Czech Opera and Operetta Diva Jarmila Kšírová

The lovely Jarmila Kšírová was a very talented Czech Opera and Operetta diva. She was born December 29, 1910 in Prague and died on November 27, 1983 in East Berlin. With her singing talent and natural beauty, she reaped success all over Europe. Like many other gorgeous Czech women, her natural beauty and attractiveness is...

Music, PEOPLE, Women

February 17, 2018

Hedy Lamarr “Most Beautiful Girl of the Century” Had Czech Roots

Here is a small bit of trivia you may not know… Actress Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) “The Most Beautiful Girl of the Century” Had Czech Roots. Her maternal grandfather: Carl Moritz Leopold Lichtwitz (1855-1928) was born in Opava, Moravia. She was not only beautiful but also quite brilliant, as this post will show. In 1933, a beautiful, young Austrian woman took...

History, Movies, PEOPLE, Women

September 4, 2017

The Recycled Bottle Sculptures of Veronika Richterová

There are so many talented people in the Czech Republic, it would take several lifetimes of posting each and every day to introduce you to them all, but today we’re looking at the creative work of Veronika Richterová. She has turned recycling bottles into an art form all her own. The wonderful recycled bottle sculptures of Czech...

Art and Design, CULTURE, PEOPLE, Women

August 22, 2017

Little Sketches of Prague Photographed on Location by Ieva Ozola

Ieva Ozola is an artist from Latvia who lived in Prague for three years. She is a very talented illustrator and designer who specializes in watercolor and ink illustrations. She began a project in July of 2015, where she sketched one place each day for 365 days. Her little sketches of Prague photographed on location give us...

Art and Design, CULTURE, Women

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April 17, 2017

Czech Beauty Rivals Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress

Czech beauty, Olga Schoberová (also known as Olinka Bérová or Olly Schoberova) was born on March 15, 1943 in Prague, Czech Republic, which was then known as the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. She is a Czech-American actress who was actively making movies between 1963 – 1984. During her career, she was often compared with Brigitte Bardot...

PEOPLE, Women

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April 8, 2017

Girl with Czech Roots Is the Best Athlete in the World

Best Athlete in the World A 15-year old, Katie Ledecky shocked the 2012 London Olympic Games, when she unexpectedly won the Gold Medal in the women’s 800-meter freestyle. Currently, she is a five-time Olympic Gold Medalist and nine-time World Champion. Some consider her the best athlete of the World. Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky was born on...

PEOPLE, Women

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