The selected areas of Polish First ladies’ activity within the years 1995-2011 Cover Image

Wybrane obszary działalności Pierwszych Dam RP w latach 1995 – 2011
The selected areas of Polish First ladies’ activity within the years 1995-2011

Author(s): Martyna Rogala
Subject(s): Politics, Gender Studies, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uczelni Jana Wyżykowskiego

Summary/Abstract: The author analyzed the public activity of Polish presidents’ wives after the year 1995. She used the unified term “ The First Lady of the Republic of Poland” as towards the last three presidents’ wives. Firstly, she exposed their roles resulting from the diplomatic protocol, such as participating in the national holidays and celebrations as well as in the meetings with the other heads of the countries and the diplomatic representatives including their wives. The author also referred to the presence of the presidents’ wives during the visits abroad. The presentations of the First Ladies’ social activity, especially related to the charity actions performed through the foundations they oft en established, constitute the separate part of the work. As far as this part is concerned, the author emphasized the actions for children and young people, supporting the families with many children, improving the women’s situation. The last parts of the work were devoted to the promotion of the culture in the country and abroad that was carried out by the First Ladies.