Alexandrians - Slovenian women in search of a better life in Egypt
Prvačina, 10 December - Many Slovenian women from Goriška would go to Egypt to serve as maids in the homes of rich European families in the period between the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the start of WWII. Leaving their families was not easy but they helped them make ends meet. They are known as Alexandrians. One of them was nanny of a future UN chief.
Prvačina
A museum dedicated to the Alexandrians, women from western Slovenia who worked for wealthy families in Egypt between the second half of the 19th century and the Second World War.
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
Prvačina
A museum dedicated to the Alexandrians, women from western Slovenia who worked for wealthy families in Egypt between the second half of the 19th century and the Second World War.
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
Prvačina
A museum dedicated to the Alexandrians, women from western Slovenia who worked for wealthy families in Egypt between the second half of the 19th century and the Second World War.
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
Prvačina
A museum dedicated to the Alexandrians, women from western Slovenia who worked for wealthy families in Egypt between the second half of the 19th century and the Second World War.
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
Prvačina
A museum dedicated to the Alexandrians, women from western Slovenia who worked for wealthy families in Egypt between the second half of the 19th century and the Second World War.
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
Prvačina
A museum dedicated to the Alexandrians, women from western Slovenia who worked for wealthy families in Egypt between the second half of the 19th century and the Second World War.
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
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