Listy czytelniczek do „Kobiety i Życia” i „Przyjaciółki” jako źródło badań codziennego życia kobiet w PRL
READER LISTS FOR „KOBIETA I ŻYCIE” AND „ PRZYJACIÓŁKA” AS A SOURCE OF RESEARCH ON THE DAILY LIFE OF WOMEN IN THE POLISH PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC

Summary/Abstract: The study shows the essence of letters to the editor as a source of research on history. At the beginning, the definition of the analyzed source material is presented, with indication of the reasons for considering reading correspondence to be authentic. Two of the most popular women's magazines of the PRL period were used for the analysis. A "Best Friend" addressed to rural women, poorly educated people, mainly housewives, and "Woman and Life" to women living in cities, workers, teachers or intellectuals. The choice of titles also results from the fact that it was to both these editors that the most letters were received making them confidants of human problems. The article presents a variety of topics discussed in letters to the editorial staff in both periodicals, indicating similarities and differences in the issues undertaken by readers.

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