Milica Miljanov (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица Миљанов; c. 1860 – ?) was a Montenegrin soldier and war heroine in World War I.

Milica Miljanov

Biography

Duke Marko Miljanov
Medun, the birthplace of Milica Miljanov

Milica Miljanov was born in Medun, around 1860. She was one of three daughters of the Montenegrin duke, Marko Miljanov. She married Ivan Lazović. Miljanov volunteered to the army in 1914 as a mother and at an age when even men are relieved from active duty, fighting all across the Balkan warfront. Unlike other women who joined the army, she did not change her identity and name, and was able to fight as a woman till the end of the war. Her daughter, Olga, born in 1898, was a writer, dancer, composer, philosopher and teacher, who was remembered as Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, the wife and associate of the American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Legacy

The role of women in World War I was reflected in the monodrama „Čelične ratnice - Žene dobrovoljci u Prvom svetskom ratu” ("Steel Warriors - Women's Volunteers in the First World War"), which was held in December 2014 at the Historical Museum of Serbia, in the accompanying program of the exhibition "Serbia 2014". This monodrama transmits the testimonies of women who, as warriors, volunteer nurses or humanitarian workers, took part in World War I. Among the numerous testimonies is the story of Miljanova.[5] The text is based on original records, authentic statements, and passages from the biographies of women warriors of World War I.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Petrović, Jelena (February 2016). "Ljubavi Marka Miljanova" (in Serbian). Plava zvezda. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Giljen, Nikola; Jovićević Jov, Sonja; Mandić, Jelena (1 October 2012). "Srpske Amazonke Velikog rata (1914-1918) - Skromne dame gvozdenog srca". Bašta Balkana (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "POZNATI ARHITEKTA I UNUKA MARKA MILJANOVA" (in Serbian). Montenegro - Canada. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Лош, Татјана (30 September 2015). "Милица Миљанов, хероина Првог светског рата". Вечерње новости (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Monodrama "Čelične ratnice" o ženama u Velikom ratu". Blic (in Serbian). 23 December 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Čelične ratnice u Istorijskom muzeju Srbije". Story (in Serbian). 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

Bibliography

  • Ђукић, Трифун (1957). Марко Миљанов (in Serbian). Београд: Нолит.
  • Labović, Bogdan (2009). Život na Komovima (in Serbian). Andrijevica: Komovi. ISBN 9788677940850.
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