Sofie Podlipská, née Rottová (15 May 1833 in

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– 17 December 1897 in Prague) was a Czech writer and the sister of

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. Sofie Podlipská mostly wrote historical novels, juvenile works, and

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. She also had an interest in

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and helped found the "American Ladies' Club." The name had no geographical meaning instead the word "American" was to designate it, as modern and for progress.Radio Prague
/ref> Her work emphasized motherhood and morality.

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1833 births 1897 deaths Writers from Austria-Hungary Writers from Prague People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Czech women writers Czech historical novelists Czech translators French–Czech translators Feminist writers Women historical novelists Czech-language writers 19th-century women writers 19th-century translators Burials at Olšany Cemetery {{Czech-writer-stub