Through Words and Deeds: Polish and Polish American Women in History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252086236 ISBN 13: 9780252086236

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2021

Synopsis

Though often overlooked in conventional accounts, women with myriad backgrounds and countless talents have made an impact on Polish and Polish American history. John J. Bukowczyk gathers articles from the journals Polish Review and Polish American Studies to offer a fascinating cross-section of readings about the lives and experiences of these women. The first section examines queens and aristocrats during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but also looks at the life of the first Polish female doctor. In the second section, women of the diaspora take center stage in articles illuminating stories that range from immigrant workers in Europe and the United States to women's part in Poland’s nationalist struggle. The final section concentrates on image, identity, and consciousness as contributors examine the stereotyping and othering of Polish women and their portrayal in ethnic and émigré fiction.

A valuable and enlightening resource, Through Words and Deeds offers an introduction to the many facets of Polish and Polish American womanhood.

Contributors: Laura Anker, Robert Blobaum, Anna Brzezińska, John J. Bukowczyk, Halina Filipowicz, William J. Galush, Rita Gladsky, Thaddeus V. Gromada, Bożena Karwowska, Grażyna Kozaczka, Lynn Lubamersky, Karen Majewski, Nameeta Mathur, Lori A. Matten, Jan Molenda, James S. Pula, Władysław Roczniak, and Robert Szymczak

About this title

About the Author

John J. Bukowczyk is a professor of history at Wayne State University and the editor of the Common Threads volume Immigrant Identity and the Politics of Citizenship.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252086236
• ISBN 13: 9780252086236
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 354
• Editor: Bukowczyk John