Nevenka Petrić
Nevenka Petrić | |
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Nevenka Petrić | |
| Born | Nevenka Petrić 11 March 1927 Maslovare |
| Died | 27 December 2015 (aged 88) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Notable works | Kap rose na cvetku (“Drop of Dew on a Flower”) I zvijezde smo dosezali ("We Even Reached the Stars"), vols 1, 2 & 3 Sto pedeset godina moje porodice 1855 - 2005 ("One Hundred and Fifty Years of My Family 1855–2005") |
Nevenka Petrić (11 March 1927, Maslovare – 27 December 2015 Belgrade) was a Serbian writer, poet, educationalist, and expert in the fields of family planning and gender relations. She joined the Partisans at the age of 14. She became a youth leader and then a head of Health and Social Policy in Yugoslavian local government. She was a member of the Yugoslav women's assembly, secretary of the Conference for Social Activity of Yugoslav Women (1961–69), and president of the Family Planning Council of Yugoslavia (1968–76). She represented Europe on the Central Council of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and was president of that body's European committee for education. She assisted the United Nations Population Fund's research projects and also directed a UN course on gender relations and parenthood for students from developing countries.
Petrić has written many published works on family planning and gender relations, and has also written poetry published in four collections.