A journey through two centuries of Balkan history in the company of eight inspiring women: pioneers and fighters in very diverse ways, they were determined to build lives for themselves, and in doing so they influenced the lives of others. Each was distinctive and distinguished and swam against the ...

A journey through two centuries of Balkan history in the company of eight inspiring women: pioneers and fighters in very diverse ways, they were determined to build lives for themselves, and in doing so they influenced the lives of others. Each was distinctive and distinguished and swam against the social current; and yet each was a representative of their land and their time, and has something to teach us about the realities for women in all countries and ages. Staka Skenderova (1831-1891) Bosnia-Herzegovina

Maria Juric Zagorka (1873-1957) Croatia

Xenia Petrovic-Njegos (1881-1960) Montenegro

Maga Magazinovic (1882-1968) Serbia

Margaret Hasluck (1885-1948) Albania

Shote Galica (1895-1927) Kosovo

Musine Kokalari (1917-1983) Albania

• Esma Redzepova (1943-2016) North Macedonia*