Published: 2020-12-011

The Role of Women in the Plebiscite Campaign in Warmia, Mazury and Powiśle in 1920

Joanna Daniluk
Prace Literaturoznawcze
Section: Different aspects of femininity
https://doi.org/10.31648/10.31648/pl.5659

Abstract

The year 2020 marks 100 years since the plebiscite which decided about the belonging of Warmia, Mazury and Powiśle to Poland. The purpose of this article is to show women’s involvement
in the plebiscite, both in the period immediately preceding it and throughout its duration. Their activity of selfless work for the homeland will be illustrated by means of diaries and press materials.
The period prior to the 1920 plebiscite was probably the most difficult time for the inhabitants of these lands, caught up in a silent national, religious and social struggle. The role of the representatives
of the Polish national movement during the plebiscite was the first manifestation of women’s involvement in the matters of Polish statehood.

Keywords:

women, plebiscite in Warmia, Mazury and Powiśle, 20th century

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Daniluk, J. (2020). The Role of Women in the Plebiscite Campaign in Warmia, Mazury and Powiśle in 1920. Prace Literaturoznawcze, (8), 71–84. https://doi.org/10.31648/10.31648/pl.5659

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