Františka Stránecká née Všetečková, was born on 9 March 1839 in Velké Meziříčí, in the family of the local burgrave František Všetečka.

[2][3] Stránecká started writing after the death of her father and brother, as a way of coping with the situation.

[2] She wrote under the pseudonym Františka Stránecká and debuted in 1868 with a collection of fairy tales titled Pohádky z Moravy, published thanks to Karel Jaromír Erben, who recommended them to the publisher Eduard Grégr.

[2] She kept her real identity secret; it was uncovered in 1882, in a lecture on Czech and Moravian writers by Jan Herben.

[1] Stránecká collected fairy tales and folklore of Moravia and Slovácko and wrote about the local traditions and history,[1] including drawing patterns of embroidery, writing down recipes,[2] songs, sayings[2][3] and children's games.