A Past Rescued From Oblivion: A Self-Portrait of an Audacious Young Woman Defying the Conventions of her Time

This book is written in the form of a memoir and covers the events in the life of its author, Vilma Vukelic from her earliest childhood (she was born in 1880) to 15 August 1904, the day her first child, Branko was born.It is a contribution to women's history in the form of a portrait of an intelligent young woman and a burgeoning feminist resisting social norms imposed on women of her generation.It is a contribution to the history of central and southeastern Europe with its spirited descrip...