Wyjść z cienia
Step out of the shadows

Contributor(s): Agata Borek (Editor), Paweł Meus (Editor)
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Political history, Social history, Austrian Literature, German Literature, Politics and law, Politics and religion, Culture and social structure , Film / Cinema / Cinematography, History of Art
ISSN: 3071-9801
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: women; emancipation; gender equality; Austrian women; voting rights
Summary/Abstract: “Frailty, thy name is woman!” suggests our bard, Adam Mickiewicz, drawing attention to the complexity of a woman’s nature. Indeed, the multifaceted nature of female characters makes it possible to classify them either as sensitive creatures, merely wishing to experience a wonderful feeling at the side of the man they love, or as conscious women who have a great influence on shaping reality. For centuries, they have remained in the shadow of men, whose activities – although often inspired and controlled by women – were honoured in the community. The shadow in which women lived very often concealed their achievements and made their life stories a mystery, which consequently condemned them to oblivion and erasure from social consciousness. A symbol that counters the oblivion is the patron of this series, Kalliope. Her name is translated as “a beautiful face” (Gr. Καλλιόπη from καλός – beautiful and ὤψ – face), as well as “beautiful-voiced” (Gr. Καλλιόπη from καλός – beautiful and ὄψ – voice). Thus, on behalf of the women, Kalliope speaks of their heroic deeds, with which they earned a permanent place in history and thus an immortal memory.

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