International Women’s Day Gift — A curated e-book of remarkable women through history
March 8 marks a day when the achievements of women are celebrated, prompting a moment to reflect on the lives and legacies of extraordinary women across centuries. This piece introduces a special gift available to subscribers of the weekly magazine Sieci in its e-subscription format. The gift appears as a 178 page e-book in the Sieci Extra series and can be downloaded from the MY PUBLICATIONS tab on the wPolityce.pl site.
The e-subscription can be ordered at www.siecprzyjaciol.pl.
Contents:
1. The Spring Princess — Rozalia, born Chodkiewicz Lubomirska
2. The Good Lady — Wanda Uminska
3. The Russian Girl in Poland — Nadzieja O’Brien de Lacy
4. The Duchess of Letters — Gabriela, Duchess Puzynina
5. A Lady in a Cashmere Scarf — Katarzyna Starzeńska
6. Mrs. Zofia — Zofia Starowieyska Morstinowa
7. The Wake‑Up Artist of the Vilnius Scene — Nuna Młodziejowska Szczurkiewiczowa
8. A Woman of Letters and Two Rebellions — Seweryna Pruszakowa
9. Dancing Mazurka — Julia Potocka
10. In the Salon at Deotyma’s — Jadwiga Łuszczewska
11. A Mystic in a Soviet Prison — Wanda Boniszewska
12. Elżbieta Sieniawska — the Working Hetman
13. The Duchess Knitting in the Sejm — Jadwiga Leonowa Sapieżyna born Zamoyska
14. A Girl from Grottger’s Drawings — Helena Pawlikowska born Dzieduszycka
15. Countess Maria Tarnowska
16. Niešwie Teatrum of Duchess Franciszka — Franciszek Urszula Radziwiłł
17. The First Lady of Vilnius Journalism — Helena Romerówna
18. The Mysterious Princess Tarakanova
19. The Insurgent’s Wife — Apolonia Sierakowska
20. The Mystic to Whom the King Bared His Head — Marianna Marchocka
21. Gosudarynia Maryna — Maryna Mniszzechówna
22. Baroque Absolutism — Elżbieta Sieniawska née Gostomska
23. Duchess Maria or the Standard of the Heart — Maria Czartoryska Wirtemberska
24. Miss Anna and General — Anna Grabianka
25. Saint’s Mother — Ewa Felinska née Wendorff
The collection invites readers to explore the varied lives of these women, each described with care and historical context. It serves as a tribute to their courage, intellect, and perseverance across different eras and regions.
We strongly recommend exploring this carefully curated compilation as a meaningful addition to the International Women’s Day observance. (Source: wPolityce)