Where: This statue is located on Karlovo Namesti (Charles Square) in Prague 2 near one of the entrances to the metro line and the tram stop. GPS: 50.075965, 14.419597

What: It is a statue of Eliška Krásnohorská and was unveiled in 1931. The autor of the statue is Karla Vobišová-Žáková. The monument is carved from a single block of white marble. It depicts, a slightly larger then in life,  Eliška Krásnohorská standing in a dress with a cape tied at her neck holding a scroll of papers. She is standing on a small pedestal which has the inscription Eliška Krásnohorská.

Who: Eliška Krásnohorská (18th of November 1847 – 26th of November 1926) was a Czech author and  a pioneer of the women’s movement.  She wrote works of lyric poetry and literary criticism, however, she is usually associated with children’s literature and translations. In 1890 she founded the Minerva School in Prague. This was the first gymnasium for girls in Austria Hungary and its language of instruction was Czech.

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