Jelena Vicković

Jelena Vicković (1849–1908), was a Montenegrin pioneer educator, educational reformer and women's rights activist. She was the first professional female school teacher in Montenegro, and founded the first school for girls in Montenegro. She began the movement to educate girls at a time when girls were not included in the school system.

Life Jelena Vicković was born in Kotor. She moved to Cetinje in 1867, at the end of her education, and founded a girls' school there. Vicković's curriculum included reading, writing, arithmetic, performance, and handicrafts. However, girls were not included in the compulsory education school system until 1914, and the organized women's movement was very slow to develop in Montenegro.