Feminism in the works of Marija Jurić Zagorka

Feminizam je pokret koji okuplja ţene u borbi za ravnopravnost s muškarcima u svim segmentima ţivota. Najveće zasluge za razvoj feminizma u Hrvatskoj zasigurno pripadaju Mariji Jurić Zagorki. Ovaj rad donosi pregled njezina novinarskog, knjiţevnog i društvenog angaţmana koji je ponajprije usmjeren na promicanje prava ţena i podizanje svijesti o vaţnosti emancipacije. Primarni je cilj ovog rada istraţiti elemente feminizma u njezinim djelima. U prvom dijelu rada saţeti su povijest i pojam feminizma u svijetu i u Hrvatskoj te izdvojene najznaĉajnije feministkinje. Drugi dio rada posvećen je Zagorkinu ţivotnom putu, spisateljskom i aktivistiĉkom djelovanju s naglaskom na feminizam. Da bi se naglasila popularnost autorice danas istraţen je Memorijalni stan Marije Jurić Zagorke o kojem se aktivno brine Centar za ţenske studije. Posljednji dio rada donosi pregled nakladnika koji su izdavali njezina brojna djela, ĉiji rezultati svjedoĉe o njezinu neospornom doprinosu feminizmu u Hrvatskoj, kao i sve većoj popularnosti meĊu ĉitateljima.Feminism is a movement which brings women together through the struggle for equality with men in all life segments. The greatest merit for the development of feminism in Croatia definitely belongs to Marija Jurić Zagorka. This paper presents an overview of her journalistic, social and literary engagements which are primarily aimed at promoting women’s rights and raising awareness of the importance of emancipation. The main purpose of the paper is to explore the elements of feminism in her literary works. The first part of the paper summarizes the history and the concept of feminism in the world and in Croatia as well as the most distinguished feminists. The second part of the paper displays not only Zagorka’s life path, but also her work as a writer and an activist with a special emphasis on feminism. Memorial apartment of Marija Jurić Zagorka, managed by Centre for women’s studies, has been researched to emphasize her popularity nowadays. SThe final part of the paper points out the publishers who have published her numerous works. The results of those works testify about her undeniable contribution to feminism in Croatia, as well as the growing popularity among readers in general