Lecture at the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences
On the 27th of November at 16:00 in the Villa Caro in Gliwice at 8A, Dolnych Wałów Street, another meeting within the framework of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences will be held. This time Dr Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik will present a lecture entitled: “European women, Polish women, Silesians on the way to emancipation at the beginning of the 20th century”.
Dr Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik is a cultural researcher from Gliwice, connected with the University of Silesia, vice-president of the nationwide Association of Congress of Women, active councillor of the Silesian Parliament of the fourth term. In the years 1998-2000 he was the editor-in-chief of “EXITmegazyn”, awarded for its exceptional debut on the Polish market of magazines promoting participation in culture. Co-founder of the Silesian Urban Lab at the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. Member of the Honorary Board of the Iskierka Foundation, working for children with cancer. Ambassador of the Upper Silesian herstoric heritage, she lectures on the history of women at the University of Silesia as part of postgraduate studies in knowledge about the region. In 2015, she founded the Association on the Women’s Trail, which promotes and commemorates forgotten heroines in the region. In ten years, the organization organised several dozens of walks, happenings, performance actions, exhibitions, reconstructions, and debates. Co-founder and co-chairman of the Green Party (2009-2010). In 2009, she was nominated by Gazeta Wyborcza for the title of “Polish Woman of the Year” for organizing nationwide celebrations of the 90th anniversary of Polish women’s election rights in the Polish Parliament (Sejm). Co-author of the brochure “The Century of Women’s Rights 1918-2018. We want a whole life!” Socio-political mentor in the field of women’s rights, active participant in many grassroots action groups for human rights, urban activism, and Silesian heritage.
The subject matter of the lecture “European women, Polish women, Silesians on the way to emancipation at the beginning of the 20th century” coincides with the 108th anniversary of Polish women winning electoral rights, which will take place on November 28th.
More information on the Museum in Gliwice website.
