Maler - Ladies' Secret Club

Blanická 28

Maler - Ladies' Secret Club

Location: Blanická 28, Prague, Czech Republic  

Opened: ?

Closed: By August 2007

The following description of Maler shows up at AllPraha.com:

A ladies' club for women who enjoy hanging out in the company of other women. They serve breakfast starting at 9am, and organize weekly dance parties with various themes. Men are welcome during the week, but during the special weekend events, they may only attend in the conmpany of women.

We're also told that Maler had been "Shut Down" with the last update on the place dated 22 Aug 07.

Prague Guide tells us a little more, but not much more:

Maler - Ladies' Secret Club 
A lesbian club with discos on Friady and Saturday (cover 50CZK). Once a month they do specials 'Ladies Secret Club' parties. 

Pretty much the same description at Prague Travel Guide:

maLer - Ladies' Secret Club
A large lesbian club with discos on Fridays and Saturdays. Ladies' Secret Party once a month. Breakfast and fastfood.

Now the space is occupied by--surprise!--a gay (men's) bar called Fenoman Club. 

Women's Bank of Prague

Prague Credit Bank (1929)

Women's Bank of Prague

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Opened/Closed: 1933

The idea of a women's bank is not totally without precedent, especially in today's middle east. But the Women's Bank of Prague is certainly one of the earlier attempts at women-only banking--an attempt that probably did not advance too far, given the era in which it was proposed. Not surprisingly, I can find no information on this Bank beyond the announcement of its formation in March 1933. And, needless to say, the AP news article is very patronizing:

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, March 9--Several leaders of the women's clubs here-abouts announced today that they were sick and tired of the mess men bankers had made of the world's finances and that therefore they had organized the Women's Bank of Prague.

 It will be managed entirely by women and will extend credit to women only. The profits if any will be devoted to feminist propaganda.