She was a member of the Czechoslovak Communist Party from its inception and was also involved in the feminist movement.

[2] Majerová was married twice: first to the journalist Josef Stivín and then to the graphic artist Slavoboj Tusar.

[2] After cremation, her remains were buried at the Jan Žižka National Monument at Vítkov.

In 1990, her ashes were moved to Olšany Cemetery, together with those of about 20 other communist leaders which had also originally been placed in the Jan Žižka National Monument.

Her novel Siréna was the basis for the screenplay for the 1947 film of the same name with English title The Strike, directed by Karel Steklý.