Berliński międzynarodowy zjazd działaczek ruchu kobiecego w 1904 r. w świetle tygodników warszawskich
INTERNATIONAL GATHERING OF WOMEN’S MOVEMENT ACTIVISTS IN BERLIN IN 1904 AS PRESENTED IN WARSAW WEEKLY PRESS

Summary/Abstract: In June 1904, Berlin hosted the founding conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA), the general assembly of the International Council of Women (ICW) and the International Congress of Women. These events were extensively discussed in the press, including in Warsaw’s weeklies. The article analyses the press coverage of these events in 10 weeklies with different programme agenda. Most of the authors were well-known female activists, such as Paulina Kuczalska-Reinschmit, Izabela Moszczeńska, and Teodora Męczkowska. The analysis is preceded by the overview of the international women’s movement in the run-up to the Berlin gathering as well as the profile of each of the weeklies, which published the information about it. The messages underpinning press comments were dictated by the agenda of each paper, which in some cases restricted the authors. Most widely-read weeklies did not support equality and emancipation-oriented projects. Favourable comments were expressed mostly by papers read by progressive intellectuals – liberals and socialists. However, those weeklies had a rather limited circulation and abilities to make an impact. Although the opinions were not always sympathetic, the coverage of the Berlin gathering of activists promoted the programme of the women’s movement, especially its social and educational agendas.

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