Dagmar Skálová
A scout leader who joined the anti-totalitarian resistance after the Communist Party took power in 1948.
A scout leader who joined the anti-totalitarian resistance after the Communist Party took power in 1948. During interrogations she showed great personal bravery and saved many scouts from persecution. From 1949-1965 she was imprisoned for political reasons.
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.
