Ľudmila Podjavorinská

Her uncle Ľudovít Rizner encouraged her to submit her first writing to newspapers for publication. Podjavorinská had three contemporary women writers as mentors: Terézia Vansová, Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová and Božena Slančíková. She contributed to various Slovak periodicals and translated Russian poetry into Slovak. She stayed in her home town until 1910, when she moved to Nové Mesto nad Váhom. For a short time around 1918, she was an official for the district Red Cross. Podjavorinská was a member of Živena, the first women's organization in Slovakia. In 1947, she was named a National Artist for Czechoslovakia. Podjavorinská died in Nové Mesto nad Váhom at the age of 78. A minor planet was named Podjavorinská in her honour.

• Name — Ľudmila Podjavorinská • Birth Name — Ľudmila Riznerová • Born — 26 April 1872 • Birthplace — Bzince pod Javorinou, Nyitra County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary • Place of death — Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia • Genre — poetry, novel, children's literature

Sources: • Z vesny života ("From life's spring"), poetry (1895) • V otroctve ("In slavery"), novel (1905) • Žena ("Woman"), novel (1909) • Baránok boží ("Lamb of God"), short story about a severely abused child's tragic death (1932) • Kytka veršov pre slovenské dietky ("A bouquet of poems for Slovak children"), children's poetry (1920) • Balady ("Ballads"), poetry (1930) • Veršíky pre maličkých ("Verses for little ones"), children's poetry (1930) • Medový hrniec ("Pot of honey"), children's poetry (1930) • Klásky ("Ears of grain"), children's poetry (1947)

Ľudmila Podjavorinská was recorded at birth as Ľudmila Riznerová. The authorities additionally record the headings Ľudmila Riznerová, Ľudmila Podjavorinska, Ludmila Podjavorinska, Riznerová and L’udmila Podjavorinská. Her recorded languages were Slovak and Austrian German. Other recorded relations include Ľudovít Vladimír Rizner.