Minka Govekar
Slovene translator (1874-1950), editor
About Minka Govekar
Lived 1874 – 1950 (aged 75). Minka Govekar was a Yugoslav and Austrian translator, writer, opinion journalist, teacher, editor and activist.
Minka Govekar (28 October 1874 – 10 April 1950) was a Slovene teacher, translator, and campaigner for women's rights.
Life Minka Govekar was born in Trebnje in 1874. Completing her education at Ljubljana from 1889 to 1893, she qualified as a teacher in 1895 and married in 1897.
In her own contribution to the collection, an essay on women authors, Govekar provided information on Fanny Hausmann, Jospina Turnograjska, Lujica Pesjak, Pavlina Pajkova, Marica Nadlišek Bartol, Marica II Strnad Cizarljeva and Zofka Kveder-Demetrovic.
Works Dobra kuharica (The Good Cook), 1903 Dobra gospodinja (The Good Housewife), 1908 Slovenska žena (Slovenian Woman), Ljubljana, 1926
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Slovene translator (1874-1950), editor
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Minka Govekar was born on 28 October 1874 in Trebnje.
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Minka Govekar died on 10 April 1950 in Ljubljana.
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Minka Govekar was a translator, writer, opinion journalist, teacher, editor and activist.
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Minka Govekar was Yugoslav and Austrian.
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