Anna Řeháková (16 July 1850 – 27 May 1937) was a

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teacher, translator, travel writer and novelist.

Family

Řeháková was born in 1850 in Žitnobranská Street,

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and was one of seven siblings, including her sister Eliška Řeháková, who also became a teacher. Her parents were Václav Řehak, the owner of a grocer's shop, and Maria Řeháková-Zelenská, from

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Career

Řeháková was a teacher at the St. Thomas School in Prague for thirty years, contributing to a rise in standards of girls education. Her sister Eliška was also a teacher and they often shared lodgings together and travelled abroad with each other. They both became members of the Association of Czech Female Teachers and the American Club of Czech Ladies.

Writing

Alongside teaching, Řeháková was a writer. She contributed to

language magazines and translated

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women's novels into Czech. She published several travelogue books based on the experiences of her travels in Europe, where she promoted travel to

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and

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. She also wrote works of fiction, including the

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novel ''Andělská srdce'' (Angelic Hearts, 1905) which featured idealistic representations of patriotic young Czech women who were kind, self-sacrificing and humble.

Death

Řeháková died in 1937 in Prague and was buried with her sister at the

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References

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