Jadwiga Falkowska codename: Jaga, Zdzisława, Ludwika, Zaleska (November 13, 1889 in

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– August 7, 1944 in

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) was a Polish teacher, social activist, Scoutmaster ( harcmistrzyni) and one of the founders of Girl Scouting in

. During the

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she was in the resistance. Jadwiga was murdered by RONA units during the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occ ...

Awards

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

Gold Cross of Merit The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state. History At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awa ...

(''Krzyż Zasługi'') * Cross of Valour (''Krzyż Walecznych'') *

Armia Krajowa Cross The Cross of the Home Army ( pl, Krzyż Armii Krajowej) is a Polish military decoration that was introduced by General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski on 1 August 1966 to commemorate the efforts of the soldiers of the Polish Secret State between 1939 and ...

(''Krzyż Armii Krajowej'')

Works

* "Czym są sprawności?" (wstęp do książki „Sprawności harcerek”); * "Dzieje żeńskich kursów instruktorskich" * "Konferencje programowe instruktorek na tle rozwoju harcerskiej myśli wychowawczej" * "Rzut oka na rozwój Harcerstwa Żeńskiego w Polsce" * "Skautki polskie - zarys organizacyjny" (together with Kazimierz Wyrzykowski, Andrzej Małkowski and Emilia Czechwiczówna).

Bibliography

* Anna Zawadzka „Gawędy o tych, które przewodziły”

External links

Jaga Falkowska – Harcmistrzyni Rzeczypospolitej
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