Female deputies – leaders of the Women’s League (on the selected example) Cover Image

Posłanki – liderki Ligi Kobiet (na wybranym przykładzie)
Female deputies – leaders of the Women’s League (on the selected example)

Author(s): Maria Bauchrowicz-Tocka
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Wydawnictwo HUMANICA Instytut Studiów Kobiecych
Keywords: Maria Jaszczukowa; Women’s League; Sejm of the People’s Republic of Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the participation in parliamentary work of the co-founder and activist of the League of Women, MP of the National National Council, the Legislative Sejm and the Sejm of the first term of office Maria Jaszczukowa. The MP was the rapporteur for the abortion law adopted in 1956 and became its “media face”. Sejm speeches by Jaszczukowa also concerned issues in the field of family law, social matters, and professional activity of women. The solutions and legal regulations proposed by her from the parliamentary tribunal harmonized with the program of the Women’s League. The question of the real effectiveness and influence of the League’s deputies on the government’s policy at the time remains unanswered.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 127-142
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish