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The aim of this paper is to critically analyse activities of the progressive women of Olomouc before 1914 in the context of the Czech-speaking women's movement. Nevertheless, its purpose is also to comment on character of relationship between the local Association of Progressive Women and the Political Progressive Club in Olomouc as a component of the Moravian People's-Progressive Party. The paper focuses on analysing the points of liaisons between the official programe and integrating women into party structures, as well as conflicting lines and limits of their engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses the beginnings and first years of functioning of Moravsko-slezská organizace ženská (The Moravian-Silesian Women's Organisation, MSOŽ), the first substantial attempt to unite the then-divided women's movement in Moravia at the beginning of the 20th century. By prefering the maternal women's duties in the Czech nation, MSOŽ reached a stalemate and it was soon overlaid with opposite liberal feministic activities. This contribution deals with the specification of a programme of MSOŽ and the first attempts of younger female activists to reorganize it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Parametres of the opening of the political arena to women were also dealt by the Czech Catholics, especially in 1912, when the first woman-deputy was elected into the Assembly of the Czech Kingdom. The paper asks whether the election of Božena Viková-Kunětická was considered to be „a disgrace" to the catholic vision of women's public activity. The contribution based on the content analysis of catholic political periodicals is going to prove that there was a wide range of opposing approaches from rejection to a neutral and positive attitude on active and passive women's rights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]