Entuzjastki was a Polish women's organisation, counted as the first women's organisation in Poland. It was a progressive association founded in 1830 by a group of women intellectuals in favor of equal rights between men and women. It encouraged the independence of women and regarded education, professional life and the economic independence this gave as the means to achieve this.
The organisation was centered around
Narcyza Żmichowska
Narcyza Żmichowska (Warsaw, 4 March 1819 – 24 December 1876, Warsaw), also known under her popular pen name Gabryella, was a Polish novelist and poet. She is considered a precursor of feminism in Poland.
Life
Żmichowska became governess for ...
. Among its members where
Emilia Gosselin,
Wiktoria Lewińska,
Zofia Mielęcka-Węgierska,
Bibianna Moraczewska,
Faustyna Morzycka,
Kryspina Siewielińska-Stelmowska,
Anna z Sokołowskich Skimborowiczowa,
Wincenta Zabłocka,
Paulina Zbyszewska and
Kazimiera Ziemięcka.
References
* Aneta Górnicka-Boratyńska: Chcemy całego życia. Antologia polskich tekstów feministycznych z lat 1870-1939. Warszawa: 1999.
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1830 in Poland
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1830 establishments in Poland
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