Koła gospodyń wiejskich na łamach „Przyjaciółki” w początkach lat 60. XX wieku

Abstract

The following article will show the activities of koło gospodyń wiejskich (the Circle of Village Housewives) in the early 1960s based on the analysis of one of the most popular women’s magazines in the People’s Republic of Poland – “Przyjaciółka” (The Best Friend). The qualitative research covers the content of the issues launched between 1960 and 1963, (according to the methodology of Walery Pisarek). The aim of the article is to discuss the ways “Przyjaciółka” promoted the activities of the circles such as the modernization of villages and farms, as well as education of rural society in the development of almost every sphere of life. The members of the Circle of Village Housewives supported the growth of rural areas through education in health, hygiene and nutrition as well as by introducing technological innovations which helped to relieve women from the burden of everyday work.