▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁reply ▁to ▁the ▁limitations ▁of ▁women ' s ▁education ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁university ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁to ▁further ▁women ' s ▁intellectual ▁development ▁and ▁participation , ▁arranged ▁national ▁con gress es ▁and ▁used ▁Z hens ki ▁gl as ▁as ▁its ▁organ . ▁However , ▁they ▁have ▁limited ▁success , ▁and ▁women ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁only ▁after ▁when ▁Commun ist ▁rule ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁Cro atia ▁ ▁Czech ia ▁In ▁the ▁former ▁Boh emia , ▁tax pay ing ▁women ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁" lear ned ▁profession [ s ]" ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁by ▁proxy ▁and ▁made ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁body ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁The ▁first ▁Czech ▁female ▁MP ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Diet ▁of ▁Boh emia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ▁Nation ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁declared ▁that ▁“ our ▁dem ocracy ▁shall ▁rest ▁on ▁universal ▁suff rage . ▁Women ▁shall ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁equal ▁foot ing ▁with ▁men , ▁polit ically , ▁soci ally , ▁and ▁cult ur ally ,” ▁and ▁women ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁National ▁Assembly ▁( par liament ) ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁women ▁voted ▁in ▁local ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁first