Olga Havlova

Overview

Olga Havlová (née Šplíchalová) born Prague, Czechoslovakia July 11, 1933 (d. 1996). Co-leader of nonviolent Velvet Revolution with husband Vaclav Havel 1989; co-founded Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Persecuted 1979 (VONS).

Quotations

"I voted for a number of women, because they notice things which are more concrete and pointed, and concern practical life." (Radka Kvačková interview, Sept. 6, 1995; photo Wikipedia)