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She Was the First Romani Woman in Czechoslovakia to Receive a University Degree. Through Her Works, She Explained What It Means to Be a "Kalemardo"

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The author is an illustrator, writer and publicist Elena Lacková was born on March 22, 1921 in Veľký Šariš, the third of ten children. Her parents gave her the name Ilona, but as a writer she began to use the pseudonym Elena. She later told how her mother was terrified by her very dark skin. “When the child is so terribly black,” her mother lamented. “And what would you like? […]
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The author is an illustrator, writer and publicist Elena Lacková was born on March 22, 1921 in Veľký Šariš, the third of ten children. Her parents gave her the name Ilona, but as a writer she began to use the pseudonym Elena. She later told how her mother was terrified by her very dark skin. “When the child is so terribly black,” her mother lamented. “And what would you like? […]

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Denník N broke the news in on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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