Mileva Simic

Mileva Simić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милева Симић; Novi Sad, 15 February 1859 - Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia, 1946) was a Serbian teacher, writer and translator.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Svetlana-Tomic-2/publication/348635677_Women_Intellectuals_in_Serbian_19th_Century_Culture_and_Their_Beliefs_The_Importance_of_Discontinuity/links/6021024c299bf1cc26ae90b2/Women-Intellectuals-in-Serbian-19th-Century-Culture-and-Their-Beliefs-The-Importance-of-Discontinuity.pdfFor her work in the field of pedagogy and literature, she was awarded the Order of the Yugoslav Crown.
== Biography ==
She was born in 1859 in Novi Sad, in a wealthy and respectable family. Mileva's father was a famous Serbian academic painter Pavle Simić, and his mother was "Jelisaveta", the daughter of the Novi Sad lawyer and mayor Grigorije Jovšić ("Dafina", the mayor's other daughter was married to Djordje Natošević)). The Simić family often moved because of the many commissions of Pavle Simić who painted iconostasises all over Serbia. Mileva remained spinster|unmarried all her life.
== Education ==
In 1871 and 1872, the Simićes lived in Sombor, where Pavle Simić worked on the iconostasis of the "Church of St. George". After arriving in Sombor, Mileva learned about the teacher's college at the age of 12, which she became extremely interested in, due to her great desire to learn from early childhood. With the special permission of professor and catechist Nikola Vukičević and with the permission of the School Council, Mileva was allowed to study at the Teacher's College, even though she was too young to enroll at the age of 12. She finished "Teacher's College" on time, with great success name = "Mileva3" .
== Profession ==
After graduating from Teacher's College in Sombor, Mileva was hired at the recently opened Gymnasium (school)|Novi Sad Girl's Gymnasium at the age of 15. She worked at that school for thirty-two years, and at one time she was also its principal. 
Mileva Simić was greatley influenced by Milica Stojadinović Srpkinja, a Serbian writer and acquaintance of her father, as well as
Djordje Natošević' wife Dafina Jovšić-Natošević, Mileva's aunt on her mother's side, in whose house was a regular Salon (gathering)|meeting place of the Serbian intellectual elite name = "Mileva1" .
== Work in the field of literature ==
Mileva started working in the field of literature in 1876. She wrote several works, such as "Book for the People", published by Matica Srpska, a humorous play "Rare Happiness", for which she received an award from Matica Srpska. In addition to her literary work, while working as a teacher, she wrote two school textbooks, "Housekeeping and Pedagogy", which, based on the assessment of the "School Council", are classified in all Serbian and teacher's schools throughout Serbia name =" mileva2 ". 
In addition, Mileva tested herself in the field of children's literature. For pedagogical literary stories for children, published in the newspaper "Marigold and Monument", Mileva wrote six children's plays, of which "Friends" (Sombor), "Voluntary Contributions" (Mostar) and "Mercenary" (Novi Sad) were published, while others such as "The Orphan" and the play "The Shallow Bottom of a Lie" remained unpublished. 
Also, in addition to writing and teaching, Mileva also translated works. During her life she translated several works by Hungarian Mór Jókai, about whom she wrote a lot, and her translation of the book "Secret Immigrants" (1882) is also known. The Javor newspaper published her texts on Heinrich Heine the German poet and about Serbian painter Jovan Klajić. For her work in the field of pedagogy and literature, Mileva was awarded the Order of the Yugoslav Crown given to her personally by Alexander I of Yugoslavia|King Alexander I at a special reception for recipients name = "mileva2">cite web | url = http: //www.novosti.rs/%D0%B2%D0% B5% D1% 81% D1% 82% D0% B8 /% D0% B6% D0% B8% D0% B2% D0% BE% D1% 82 _ +. 505.html: 615681-% D0% 9C% D0% B8 % D0% BB% D0% B5% D0% B2% D0% B0-% D0% A1% D0% B8% D0% BC% D0% B8% D1% 9B-% D0% 9E% D1% 80% D0% B4 % D0% B5% D0% BD-% D0% 9A% D1% 80% D0% B0% D1% 99% D0% B0-% D0% 90% D0% BB% D0% B5% D0% BA% D1% 81 % D0% B0% D0% BD% D0% B4% D1% 80% D0% B0-% D0% B7% D0% B0-% D0% BF% D0% B5% D0% B4% D0% B0% D0% B3 % D0% BE% D0% B3% D0% B8% D1% 98% D1% 83-% D0% B8-% D0% BA% D1% 9A% D0% B8% D0% B6% D0% B5% D0% B2 % D0% BD% D0% BE% D1% 81% D1% 82 | title = Mileva Simić - Order of King Alexander for Pedagogy and Literature | publisher = Večernje Novosti | date = | accessdate = 20 Juli 2016.. 
Mileva Simić was included among the first four best associates of literary societies of that time, and she was repeatedly proclaimed as an exemplary teacher and academic name = "mileva2" . She was an honorary member of the "Novi Sad Charity Cooperative". Mileva collected a large number of Serbian folk women's songs from Srem, Banat, and Bačka, and insisted on preserving Serbian language name = "mileva2" . During her writing, she used the pseudonyms "Milka and Pavlovka".
=== Monographs ===
* In a painting workshop 
* Book for the people
* From my Christmas memories 
* Sirotica
* The bottom is shallow in the lie 
* Serbian folk women's songs 
* Comrades - a play for children in one act (1886)
* Main rules on practical education of children name = "Mileva3"> {{cite web | url = https: //books.google.rs/books/about/Glavnija_pravila_o_prakti%C4%8Dnom_vaspitanj.
Category:1859 births
Category:1946 deaths
Category:Serbian educators
Category:Serbian writers
Category:Serbian translators