Zofka Kveder

Overview

Zofka Kveder born Ljubljana, Slovenia, Hungary April 22, 1878 (d. 1926). Pioneer Slovene and Croat writer, playwright, journalist; only Slovene woman at founding WILPF The Hague 1915, chosen by Croatian women, as part of Hungarian delegation; feminist author Mystery of a Woman.

Quotations

I am not afraid of death, if I am to die soon, all right. But I love life. Life is something marvellous, wonderful, big, strong. The feeling of life, the great and strong feeling of being, is something elevated and beautiful. . . Do not be afraid of life!” (letter to Vadosa Jalovsek, Feb. 2, 1915, 3 months before the conference; photo it.wikipedia)

All who comprehend the values of other nations will never be chauvinists, will never think of themselves better.” (antiwar novel Hanka, in Katja Poniš, “Slovene Writers,” p. 38)