Shote Galica: the woman who led the Drenica band
After her husband’s death in 1924, Shote Galica took command of his band. She became one of the best-known women in the history of Albanian resistance.
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After her husband’s death in 1924, Shote Galica took command of his band. She became one of the best-known women in the history of Albanian resistance.
In November 1908, among the fifty delegates who decided on the Albanian alphabet, there was only one woman: Parashqevi Qiriazi, a 22-year-old teacher from Manastir.
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