Barbara Day and Nancy Durham: women who defied a dictatorship with ideas

Photo: Vít Pohanka, Radio Prague International

The latest Czechast tells the story of two remarkable women — Barbara Day and Nancy Durham — who risked much to help Czech intellectual life survive under communism. Through the Jan Hus Educational Foundation, they built bridges between British academics and dissident scholars in Czechoslovakia. Their courage and empathy show how even small acts of solidarity can shape freedom and education.

In the 1980s, when Czechoslovakia was still under communist rule, education and philosophy often took place in secret.

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Author: Vít Pohanka