Katarzyna Sierakowska
Biographic Data
| ID | 1020298 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katarzyna Sierakowska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katarzyna |
| FAMILY NAME | Sierakowska |
| SIGNATURE | SIERAKOWSKA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Polish Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7998-7124 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
In Search of Female Agency
The article discusses the latest trends in research on women’s history in Poland. Attention is drawn to the increasing number of biographies, and an attempt is made to answer the question of whether and in what direction this type of writing is changing our perception of women’s roles in Polish history. The article discusses the autobiographical literature written by women, whose publications reflect a growing interest in individual history and a…
Konie i inne zwierzęta na ziemiach polskich w latach Wielkiej Wojny
The aim of the article is to analyze the content of diaries and memoirs by Polish authors dealing with World War I with regard to references to animals. The analysis concerns the contexts in which animals are mentioned and the mutual relationship between people and animals in extraordinary circumstances, in this case in times of war
Łucja Charewiczowa’ Seminar in History of Women and Gender, Affiliated to Warsaw Scientific Society and Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences "The gender of historical protagonists seems to be, if anything, an awarenessinforming factor and a driver behind action only for the female part of society and in female-dominated spheres". 1This, not too optimistic, statement made by a German historian some twenty years ago seems still valid, at least in the Polish context.Although the category of '(cultural) gender' is increasingly in use, there…
Girls and Women and the Role of Sport in Different Age Groups
In this paper, the role of sport in the processes of creating the modern woman in the interwar Poland will be examined. The analysing of the women’s press shows how the publicists use the hygiene and the woman’s body in discourse of age and in building the new emancipated, strong woman. How they incorporated ideas young body, active lifestyle, and images of modern women – la Garçonne created in USA and West Europe and presented them to the Polish…
The Expulsions from the ‘Congress’ Kingdom of Poland and Galicia as Seen from Personal Accounts (1914–18)
The article discusses the refugees’ life during the Great War, focusing on the living conditions on their route to and in exile. The aim here is to grasp the experience that the refugees underwent when they were still uncertain of their future, and when they were venturing into the unknown without being aware of where their journey would take them. The source material concerns refugees who fled from the ‘Congress’ Kingdom of Poland and Galicia to…
Maternity in inter-war poland
This article examines changes in the position of women within Poland's intelligentsia in the years after the First World War, focusing on the evolution of the role of ‘mother’. Key factors in these processes were, firstly, an increasing number of professionally active women and, secondly, access to birth control. Changing attitudes and practices regarding childcare as well as the relationship between maternity and women's professional activity ar…
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Maternity in inter-war poland
This article examines changes in the position of women within Poland's intelligentsia in the years after the First World War, focusing on the evolution of the role of ‘mother’. Key factors in these processes were, firstly, an increasing number of professionally active women and, secondly, access to birth control. Changing attitudes and practices regarding childcare as well as the relationship between maternity and women's professional activity ar…
The Expulsions from the ‘Congress’ Kingdom of Poland and Galicia as Seen from Personal Accounts (1914–18)
The article discusses the refugees’ life during the Great War, focusing on the living conditions on their route to and in exile. The aim here is to grasp the experience that the refugees underwent when they were still uncertain of their future, and when they were venturing into the unknown without being aware of where their journey would take them. The source material concerns refugees who fled from the ‘Congress’ Kingdom of Poland and Galicia to…
Girls and Women and the Role of Sport in Different Age Groups
In this paper, the role of sport in the processes of creating the modern woman in the interwar Poland will be examined. The analysing of the women’s press shows how the publicists use the hygiene and the woman’s body in discourse of age and in building the new emancipated, strong woman. How they incorporated ideas young body, active lifestyle, and images of modern women – la Garçonne created in USA and West Europe and presented them to the Polish…
Łucja Charewiczowa’ Seminar in History of Women and Gender, Affiliated to Warsaw Scientific Society and Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences "The gender of historical protagonists seems to be, if anything, an awarenessinforming factor and a driver behind action only for the female part of society and in female-dominated spheres". 1This, not too optimistic, statement made by a German historian some twenty years ago seems still valid, at least in the Polish context.Although the category of '(cultural) gender' is increasingly in use, there…
Konie i inne zwierzęta na ziemiach polskich w latach Wielkiej Wojny
The aim of the article is to analyze the content of diaries and memoirs by Polish authors dealing with World War I with regard to references to animals. The analysis concerns the contexts in which animals are mentioned and the mutual relationship between people and animals in extraordinary circumstances, in this case in times of war
In Search of Female Agency
The article discusses the latest trends in research on women’s history in Poland. Attention is drawn to the increasing number of biographies, and an attempt is made to answer the question of whether and in what direction this type of writing is changing our perception of women’s roles in Polish history. The article discusses the autobiographical literature written by women, whose publications reflect a growing interest in individual history and a…
Polish Historical and Cultural Studies (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic history (2 works) · European history and politics (2 works)