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Serbian Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Serbia or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A *Draginja Adamović (1925–2000), poet *Mira Alečković (1924–2008),poet *Princess Anka Obrenović (1821–1868), hers were the first literary works compiled by a woman to be published in Serbia *Smilja Avramov (1918–2018), nonfiction writer *Eustahija Arsić (1776–1843), writer B *Jelena Balšić (1365/1366–1443), her three epistles are part of the ''Gorički zbornik'' (Cyrillic: Горички зборник), a medieval manuscript collection (See: Jelena Lazarević) *Anabela Basalo (born 1972), novelist, short-story writer *Isidora Bjelica (born 1967), prose writer, playwright *Marina Blagojević (1958–2020), writer on gender and feminism *Milica Bodrožić, political history writer *Jelica Belović-Bernadzikowska (1870–1946), writer *Lukrecija Bogašinović Budmani (1710–1784), writer. This writer also holds a place in the Serbian literature of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the Political status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the List of cities in Serbia, largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavs#Migrations, Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional Principality of Serbia (early medieval), states in the early Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Christitch
Annie Christitch (1885 – 1977) was a Serbian journalist, patriot and women's rights activist. Early life and education Annie Christitch was born to Elizabeth Christitch, Elizabeth O'Brien and Colonel Ljubomir N. Christitch (also written Hristić) in Belgrade in 1885. Christitch was mostly educated at home with her sister Janie and brother Nikola. She went on to get a B.A. from London University. She spoke English, French, Italian, German, Serb, Croat, Russian, and Irish fluently. Career She worked as lady-in-waiting to Queen Maria of Yugoslavia. Along with her mother, Christitch worked as a nurse during the First World War. She treated Serbian soldiers and supervised several military hospitals. Christitch raised money for medical supplies with a lecture tour in Britain and ran a soup kitchen for the Red Cross. During the Second World War, Christitch was part of an underground to help allied soldiers escape from Balkan countries. She also worked with the British Red Cross suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoja Kašiković
Stoja Kašiković, née Zdjelarević (1865 – after 1927) was a Bosnian Serb feminist, writer, editor, and teacher. Life Stoja Kašiković was born in 1865 in Bosanski Novi in the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire, and was probably orphaned at an early age because very little information is available about her family. She began school in Sarajevo in 1879, one year after the Bosnia Eyalet was occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, at the only school for girls available in Bosnia, founded by Paulina Irby. She finished four years of elementary education by 1886 and had trained as a teacher. That same year, she married Nikola T. Kašiković, a teacher at Miss Irby's school. Together, they had three sons and a daughter. She herself taught at Miss Irby's school in the latter part of the first decade of the 1900s. During World War I, the Austro-Hungarian government convicted Stoja, Nikola and one of their sons of treason in 1917–18, but the convictions were negated when the Austro- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irena Kazazić
Irena Kazazić (born 1972) is a Serb-Slovenian visual artist, based in and mainly operating from Ljubljana, with many of her works being presented abroad at international events in Croatia, Italy, United States and Austria. In 2017 she founded her own visual arts vehicle and brand ''Finer Side of Pop'' (stylized as Finer Side 0f Pop) – phrase coined by Serbian writer and art historian Marko Dabetić, and it became a title of subsequent monograph dedicated to Kazazić's work, which saw release in 2020. Currently very active within the artist community of Ljubljana, Kazazić also collaborates with designers (Nelizabeta, JSP Fashion), alternative music labels (such as Belgrade's 93DOT93) and is known locally for her engagement in cultural and civic activism, including work with refugees and volunteering during 2014 Southeast Europe floods in Obrenovac, Serbia. In 2015. she curated a public exhibition of urban artists for ''Ulična galerija'', which utilized public spaces as exhibit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivera Katarina
Olivera Katarina (; sr-cyr, Оливера Катарина, ; born 5 March 1940), also previously known as Olivera Vučo ( sr-cyr, Оливера Вучо) and Olivera Šakić ( sr-cyr, Оливера Шакић), is a Serbian actress, singer and writer. She was one of the leading stars of Yugoslav cinema in the 1960s and the 1970s, and is probably the best known for her performance in Aleksandar Petrović's film ''I Even Met Happy Gypsies'' (1967), which won the Grand Prix at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. As a singer, Olivera Katarina has performed music of various genres, varying from Serbian traditional to pop music, and in numerous languages. Her version of " Đelem, đelem", which she performed in ''I Even Met Happy Gypsies'', has been considered one of the best renditions of that song ever recorded. Early life Olivera Katarina was born Olivera Petrović to father Budimir, a naval captain, and mother Katarina (''née'' Jovančić) on 5 March 1940 in Belgrade, Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorica Jevremović Munitić
Zorica (Cyrillic script: Зорица) is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Zorica Dimitrijević-Stošić, Serbian pianist, accompanist, Full Professor of Piano at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade *Zorica Ðurković (born 1957), former basketball player *Zorica Jevremović Munitić (born 1948), theatre and video director, playwright, choreographer *Zorica Pantic (born c. 1951), college administrator and professor of electrical engineering *Zorica Pavićević (born 1956), former Yugoslav handball player *Zorica Vojinović (born 1958), former Yugoslav/Serbian handball player *Zorica (princess) {{given name Slavic feminine given names Serbian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefimija
Jefimija ( sr-Cyrl, Јефимија, ; 1349–1405), secular name Jelena Mrnjavčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Мрњавчевић, or ), daughter of Vojihna and widow of Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević, is considered the first female Serbian poet. Her ''Lament for a Dead Son'' and ''Encomium of Prince Lazar'' are famous in the canon of medieval Serbian literature. Encomium of Prince Lazar File:Jefimija - aer, kraj XIV veka.jpg, embroidered cross standard File:Jefimijina-zavesа.jpg, embroidered iconography File:Pohvala knezu Lazaru.jpg, Poem Legacy She is included in The 100 most prominent Serbs. See also * Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina * Princess Milica of Serbia * Saint Angelina of Serbia * Mara Branković * Olivera Despina * Jelena Balšić * Helen of Anjou * Simonida * Katarina Branković Katarina Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Катарина Бранковић, gr, Καταρίνα Μπράνκοβιτς; 1418/19–1492), also known as Kantakuzina (, ''Kantako ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branislava Ilić
Branislava Ilić (Niš, 1970), is a playwright, dramaturge, screenwriter, actress and prose writer from Serbia. Biography Branislava attended the Secondary Acting School in Niš. She obtained her dramaturgy degree at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Her first professional engagement took place in the National Theater in Niš. For three years she worked as a dramaturge at the National Theater in Belgrade (2008-2010). She has also collaborated at performances at the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad, Atelje 212 in Belgrade, "Toša Jovanović" Theater in Zrenjanin, Kruševac Theater, Puls Theater in Lazarevac, Zvezdara Teatar in Belgrade, Madlenianum in Zemun, Croatian National Theater "Ivan pl. Zajc" in Rijeka, Bitef Theater in Belgrade, OP DADOV in Belgrade. Her short stories and dramas are published in magazines and collections. Dozens of her radio dramatic miniatures are produced as well as several screenplays for different TV formats. She is also a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljiljana Habjanović Đurović
Ljiljana Habjanović Đurović ( sr-cyr, Љиљана Хабјановић Ђуровић; born 6 September 1953) is a Serbian writer. Early life and literary career Habjanović Đurović was born in Kruševac, in what was then the People's Republic of Serbia in the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. She was educated in the community and later graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics. She worked as a bank clerk, a promoter in the field of foreign tourism, and a journalist for ''Duga (magazine), Duga'' before devoting herself to a full-time literary career in 1996. Habjanović Đurović is the owner of the publishing house ''Globosino Aleksandrija'', which she founded in 2003. She has written fifteen published novels, many of which have been best-sellers in Serbia. Her recognitions include the prestigious ''Zlatni beočug'' award (2008) and the ''Vukova nagrada'' award (2009), the latter of which she received for her contributions to Serbian culture. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Losanitch Frothingham
Helen Losanitch Frothingham ( sr-cyr, Јелена Лозанић Фротингхам; 12 March 1885 – 6 February 1972) was a Serbian humanitarian aid worker, women's rights activist, nurse and writer. During World War I, she travelled from Serbia to the United States to secure relief packages from donors to help soldiers and orphans. When the war ended, she established an orphanage in Guéthary, France to care for orphans of the Spanish Civil War. She was honoured for her service with Serbia's highest award, the Order of the White Eagle. Early life Jelena Lozanić was born on 12 March 1885 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia to Stanka (née Pačić) and Sima Lozanić. Her mother was related to the and her father was a Serbian chemist, president of the Serbian Royal Academy, and the first rector of the University of Belgrade, who also served as a minister of foreign affairs, minister of industry and diplomat. She was the youngest of three siblings after (1878-1963), who would bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draga Dejanović
Draga Dejanović (Kanjiža, 18 August 1840 – Bečej, 26 June 1871) was an ethnic Serbs, Serbian poet who lived in Austria-Hungary. Besides Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja, she is considered one of the first Serbian feminists of the modern era. She has been called "the first Serbian suffragette" by the literary critic Jovan Skerlić in his assessment of her place in Serbian culture. Biography Draga Dimitrijević was born on 18 August 1840 at Kanjiža, Stara Kanjiza in the Austrian Empire (now in Serbia). Her parents were Zivojin and Sofija Dimitrijević. Her father was a well-to-do lawyer who sent Draga to a Serbian grammar school in her native town and, later, to the Vincikov Institute in Timișoara (today in Romania).name="dictionary" Due to her poor eyesight, her education was interrupted. Together with her family, she moved from Stara Kanjiza to Bečej, where she met and married a young schoolmaster Mihailo Dejanović against her father's wishes. Soon afterward, she resumed her ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
