The following graduate thesis is describing the character of women in the oral and author fairy tales of Ivana Brlić- Mažuranić and Vladimir Nazor. In oral fairy tales, gender roles, especially patriarchal education and upbringing and the way of life of women, are emphasized. Women are commonly represented as the main culprits for the misfortune that happened, and it is believed that they are the main cause of every evil. That is why they were often beaten. Such examples are found in the book Hrvatske bajke by Jozo Vrkić (1997). Several fairy tales from the book were interpreted with a more detailed look at female characters. Something different situation is found in author fairy tales from the beginning of the 20th century when croatian fairy tales were best performed in the works of Vladimir Nazor, Ivana Brlić Mažuranić, Jagoda Truhelka and Josip Cvrtila (Pintarić 2008: 15). The characters from authoress Ivana Brlić Mažuranić fairy tales sometimes make mistakes, but that is why at the end they become wiser and born again. The female characters in her most famous fairy tales are explained in details. The main highlight is on the strong influence of motherhood, parenthood, female perseverance, love and courage that are the characteristics of her women characters. This is especially noted in the fairy tale Palunko i njegova žena where we follow the brave struggle of a woman's character to reunite her own family and the Striborova Šuma where the magic and the beauty of the forest disappear with the strength and perseverance of the female mother's identity. On the other hand, in Nazar's fairy tales, there is no classic conflict between good and evil and deserved reward and punishment. His female characters are fighting for the wellbeing of everyone. The characters are closely related to nature, especially to animals. His Anka, Halugica and Koraljica are the best examples.