Franja Tavčar
Franja Tavčar (born Kosenini , born February 8, 1868 in Ljubljana ; † April 8, 1938 there ) was a Slovene women's rights activist.
Orphaned at an early age, Tavčar grew up with a wealthy uncle. She attended the German high school in Laibach. In 1884 she met the lawyer (and later writer and politician) Ivan Tavčar , who became her husband in 1887. The couple's house became a center of the liberal bourgeoisie in Ljubljana. She has been involved in the feminist movement since the 1890s. In 1901 she became chairwoman of Minka Govekar's clubs Splosno slovensko zensko drustvo (General Slovene Women's Association) and Zensko telovadno drustvo (Gymnastics Association for Women). She was particularly committed to the higher education of girls and supported the establishment of the first Slovenian lyceum in 1906.
In addition, she supported the Slovenian efforts towards independence from Austria-Hungary and promoted the circle of Slovenian writers around Josip Murn , Ivan Cankar , Oton Župančič and Dragotinkette . During the First World War, she gathered more than 10,000 votes from Slovenian women and girls in support of the May Declaration for an independent Slovenia. In 1925 she was honored by King Alexander I as a lady- in- waiting . She also received honors on her sixtieth and seventieth birthday. At her funeral in 1938, representatives of the royal family, the nobility and the church appeared.
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- Slovenski Biografski Leksikon - Tavčar Franja
- Emil Brix: "The battle for memory" , Böhlau Verlag Vienna, 1997, ISBN 9783205986287 , p. 312
- Marija Wakounig: "For Fatherland and Homeland - Women in Slovenia 1900-2000"
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tavčar, Franja |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kosenini, Franja (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovenian women's rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ljubljana |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1938 |
| Place of death | Ljubljana |