Prasa politycznych organizacji kobiecych w Polsce w latach 1917-1939

Abstract

When in November 1918 the Second Republic of Poland regained its independence and the new state granted women political rights one problem that emerged was women’s unwillingness to participate in political life. Moreover, they hardly ever articulated their interest in politics. Even female members of the Polish Parliament often tried to camouflage their involvement in ‘pure’ politics and their links with political beliefs by describing themselves as ‘social’ or ‘independent activists’. The aim of this article is to present four women’s political organization and their journals issued in the interwar period of Poland: Liga Kobiet Polskich (the League of Polish Women), Narodowa Organizacja Kobiet (Women’s National Organization), Centralny Wydział Kobiecy Polskiej Partii Socjalistycznej (Women’s Department of the Polish Socialist Party) and Związek Pracy Obywatelskiej Kobiet (Women’s Association for Civil Labour). They declared their political goals, had their representatives in the Parliament and attempted to enhance women’s public and political activity