The thesis deals with the political engagement of women in the social democratic camp in Slovenia in the years 1896 – 1918. Social democracy, already in its theoretical foundations of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and August Bebel, represented the first of the political parties that regarded women as equal to men. In Slovenia, the formation of the Yugoslav Social Democratic Party (JSDS) in 1896 created a political platform through which women, in this case mainly representatives of the working class, could demand their political rights, which essentially included: universal and equal suffrage, the right to work and equal pay, the right to education, and the protection of children and youth. Due to legislative obstacles, the women's movement was severely restricted politically. Their sphere of action was mainly linked to associations, rallies and protests. Through an analysis of selected literature and newspapers such as Rdeči Prapor (Red Banner) and Zarja (Dawn) I have researched the methods and demands of social democratic women of that period and what their contribution was.
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