About Marija Fabković
Lived 1833 – 1915 (aged 82). Marija Fabković was a teacher, pedagogue and writer.
Marija Fabković (1833–1915) was a Croatian pioneer educator and women's rights activist.
Fabković was a pioneer figure in the Croatian women's movement, which was dominated by female teachers.
The starting point of the women's movement in Croatia has been named as 1871, when the teachers Marija Fabković and Marija Jambrišak participated in the first Teacher's Conference in Croatia and demanded equal rights for male and female teachers and a secular school system. Marija Fabković campaigned for women teachers' right to equal salary, the right to vote on the board for communal schools, and the right to serve in county councils.
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Who was Marija Fabković?
Croatian pioneer educator and women's rights activist
When was Marija Fabković born?
Marija Fabković was born on 8 February 1833 in Prague.
When did Marija Fabković die?
Marija Fabković died on 24 July 1915 in Zagreb.
What was Marija Fabković's occupation?
Marija Fabković was a teacher, pedagogue and writer.
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