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Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (6 January 1855 – 11 February 1939) was a Slovak writer and editor. She was also a leading figure in the women's movement in Slovakia.
The daughter of Reverend Daniel Maróthy and Karolina Hudecová, she was born in Krupina and was educated in Lučenec. Her mother died while she was still young. She became a member of the committee for the Živena women's society in 1880 and served as its chair from 1894 to 1927. From 1912 to 1922, she was editor of the ''Živena'' magazine, which she helped found. Maróthy-Šoltésová also helped establish higher education for women in her country. including the Milan Rastislav Štefánik Institute.
In 1875, she married Ľudovít Michal Šoltés, a merchant; the couple had two children, but her daughter died at the age of eight and her son when he was 33.
She died in
* ''Proti prúdu'' (Against the Current), novel (1894)
* ''Moje deti'' (My Children), diary (1923–24)
* ''Sedemdesiat rokov života'' (Seventy Years of Life), memoirs (1925)
* ''Pohľady na literatúru'' (Perspectives on Literature), essays (1958)
''Šesťdesiatročná pamiatka Živeny, spolku slovenských žien''
Turč. Sv. Martin: Knihtlač. uč. spolok, 1929. 15 p. - available at ULB's Digital Library 1855 births 1939 deaths Slovak feminists Slovak novelists Slovak journalists Slovak Lutherans 19th-century Slovak women writers 19th-century Slovak writers People from Krupina Burials at National Cemetery in Martin 20th-century Slovak women writers 20th-century Slovak writers Slovak women novelists Slovak women journalists {{Slovakia-writer-stub
Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (6 January 1855 – 11 February 1939) was a Slovak writer and editor. She was also a leading figure in the women's movement in Slovakia.
The daughter of Reverend Daniel Maróthy and Karolina Hudecová, she was born in Krupina and was educated in Lučenec. Her mother died while she was still young. She became a member of the committee for the Živena women's society in 1880 and served as its chair from 1894 to 1927. From 1912 to 1922, she was editor of the ''Živena'' magazine, which she helped found. Maróthy-Šoltésová also helped establish higher education for women in her country. including the Milan Rastislav Štefánik Institute.
In 1875, she married Ľudovít Michal Šoltés, a merchant; the couple had two children, but her daughter died at the age of eight and her son when he was 33.
She died in Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
at the age of 84.
References
External links
''Šesťdesiatročná pamiatka Živeny, spolku slovenských žien''
Turč. Sv. Martin: Knihtlač. uč. spolok, 1929. 15 p. - available at ULB's Digital Library 1855 births 1939 deaths Slovak feminists Slovak novelists Slovak journalists Slovak Lutherans 19th-century Slovak women writers 19th-century Slovak writers People from Krupina Burials at National Cemetery in Martin 20th-century Slovak women writers 20th-century Slovak writers Slovak women novelists Slovak women journalists {{Slovakia-writer-stub