Dagmar Šimková
A political prisoner who was convicted of denigrating communist leaders and hiding military deserters.
A political prisoner who was convicted of denigrating communist leaders and hiding military deserters. Later she helped found Club 231, which brings together the victims of the communist political trials of the 1950s. After her emigration to Australia, she joined Amnesty International.
The illustrated project Czech Heroines was inspired by the centenary of voting rights for Czech women and the 200th anniversary of the birth of the prominent Czech writer Božena Němcová. It is a joint project by the Czech Centres, the Faculty of Design and Art at the University of West Bohemia and Radio Prague International.
