„Wychowanie dobre i z młodości ćwiczone”. Wzorce osobowe uczennic szkół klasztornych w XVII i XVIII wieku

Abstract

The upbringing model of girls stood on the basis of religious and moral education, intellectual development and providing practical knowledge of so-called woman works. The monastic schools prepared girls for the role of wife and mother. A woman should perform all its duties according to the principles of the Catholic religion and Christian morality. Knowledge of the behavior and customs of society was an important element shaping the pattern of woman. Important were also practical skills related to the performance of activities belonging to the duties of women. Much less importance were attributed to education, although the evolution of views on the subject is visible. Starting from the knowledge on elementary level, by teaching foreign languages, the elements of geography and music, to the implementation of secular curriculum in the initial period of the partitions of Poland. In the spirit of the Enlightenment reforms sought to create educational opportunities for both wealthy and poor schoolgirls. Poor girls were taught skills to ena1ble them to earn their own living in the future.