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Adela Milčinović

1879 – 1968

Croatian writer

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Lived 1879 – 1968 (aged 88). Adela Milčinović was a Yugoslav writer, translator, opinion journalist, journalist and teacher.

Adela Milčinović (; 14 January 1878 – 18 July 1968) was a Croatian feminist author, playwright, journalist, and suffragette.

Life Adela Kamenić was born in Sisak, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Croatia) on 14 January 1878, her mother Ludmilla's illegitimate daughter. She received her teacher's qualification from the Sisters of Charity convent in Zagreb Afterward, the couple moved to Zdenci where Andrija had gained employment as a teacher. Between 1902 and 1904, they lived in Germany, then returned to Zagreb in 1904, where her husband finished his degree and became an employee of the Museum of Arts and Crafts. They had two daughters and divorced around 1915. Milčinović spent World War I working at the occupation newspaper The Belgrade News (, ).

She returned to Zagreb in 1918 where she was a secretary at the National Women's Alliance of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes . She moved to New York City during the 1930s and remained there until her death in 1968.

Activities Milčinović wrote a letter in Domestic Fireside in which "she presented a well-formulated feminist critique, denouncing the absence of women from public life and outlining her vision of a new aesthetics." While living in Germany in 1903, the Milčinovićs published a short-story collection together, Under the Barrage and Adela wrote for the Zagreb newspaper The Nation .

Selected works Under the Barrage (, 1903; co-authored with Andrija Milčinović) Johnny (, 1905) Dragojla Jarnević (1907) Joyless (, 1912) Shadow (, 1919) Madam Doctor (, 1921)

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Who was Adela Milčinović?

Croatian writer (1879-1968)

When was Adela Milčinović born?

Adela Milčinović was born on 14 December 1879 in Sisak, United States.

When did Adela Milčinović die?

Adela Milčinović died on 18 June 1968 in New York City.

What was Adela Milčinović's occupation?

Adela Milčinović was a writer, translator, opinion journalist, journalist and teacher.

What nationality was Adela Milčinović?

Adela Milčinović was Yugoslav.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adela Milčinović

· Wikidata: Q17405470

· DBpedia: Adela Milčinović

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