Janka Zirzen
Hungarian teacher (1824–1904)
Janka Zirzen (23 May 1824 – 28 December 1904) was a Hungarian teacher who was a pioneer in the field of women's education and teacher training in Hungary. In 1869, she became the first woman in Hungary to head a public training school when she was appointed as the director of the newly established teacher training school. She also played an important role in introducing industrial education for women along with regular teacher training.
Life and early career
Janka Zirzen was born on 23 May 1824 in a family with a small estate in Jászberény, Hungary, where she was raised by her mother, a midwife. She completed her studies from women's educational institutions in Pest and Eger. At the age of fifteen, Zirzen became a governess to support herself. She later started a small nursery school for girls at her parents' house in Jászberény, but she was not successful due to lack of money. She subsequently moved to Eger where she became a governess. At the request of people, she reopened the nursery school in 1846, which was closed in 1849. Between 1849 and 1866, she again worked as governess.
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