The thesis aims to illuminate the main purpose, tasks, and functioning of the General Slovene Women's Association (GSWA). It primarily focuses on the members of the first feminist association in Slovenian territory, identified based on the membership book and the list of members from the year 1935. The author concentrates on presenting their private circumstances. She investigated whether the women under consideration were married, single, widowed, or divorced, whether they pursued any profession, and whether they had children or not. She observed that the members, in accordance with the era and the circumstances, predominantly led domestic lives as wives, housewives, and mothers. Among those engaged in specific work field, the most common were the ones dedicated to teaching. The membership of GSWA in 1935 exhibits diversity in terms of age, indicating that the advocacy for suffrage, women's entry into the labour force, and education wasn't merely a passing trend of a single generation.
|
