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The first Czech female composer and conductor.

Journalist and member of the anti-Nazi resistance.

A scout leader who joined the anti-totalitarian resistance after the Communist Party took power in 1948.

Journalist and member of the anti-Nazi resistance.

Sculptor, representative of the interwar avant-garde.

A native of the Moravian metropolis of Brno from a German-Jewish family, she commissioned architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to design the famous functionalist Villa Tugendhat, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.

Czech painter, draftswoman and graphic artist.

Well known actress on the Czech, German and Austrian silver screens.

Lawyer and prominent representative of the Czech women's movement.

The first Czech female racer who in 1928 drove her Bugatti in one of the most demanding car races in the world, the Sicilian Targa Florio, where she finished fifth.