The image of the women’s social movements in the catholic press in the interwar Poland Cover Image

Obraz społecznych ruchów kobiet na łamach prasy dla katoliczek w Polsce międzywojennej
The image of the women’s social movements in the catholic press in the interwar Poland

Author(s): Ewa Maj
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Studies of Literature, Theology and Religion, Polish Literature, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwo HUMANICA Instytut Studiów Kobiecych
Keywords: religious press; social movements; social activity of Catholics; secular apostole; women in the interwar Poland

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article was to show some aspects of women’s social movements and related press for Catholic women in the interwar Poland. Back then the religious press was an important part of publishing. Some of the papers were published directly for women. These periodicals were supporting national and religious values, were propagating the need to defend Poland and the Catholic faith against the immorality and cosmopolitism. The social movements of Polish Catholic women were strong, integrated and influenced among their members. They were showing the ideal of women in the country – both Polish-Catholic and the “Polish-Mother” – who is considered a secular apostole.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 37-72
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Polish