Through Words and Deeds : polish and polish american women in history / edited by John J Bukowczyk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bukowczyk, John J., 1950- editor.

Series:

Common Threads

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women immigrants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages)

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2021]

Summary:

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 Brzezi?ska, John J. Bukowczyk, Halina Filipowicz, William J. Galush, Rita Gladsky, Thaddeus V. Gromada, Bo?ena Karwowska, Gra?yna Kozaczka, Lynn Lubamersky, Karen Majewski, Nameeta Mathur, Lori A. Matten, Jan Molenda, James S. Pula, W?adys?aw Roczniak, and Robert Szymczak

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780252053146

0252053141

OCLC:

1276859137