Maria Ilnicka

Maria Ilnicka, née Majkowska (1825–1897) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator and journalist. She was the founder and editor of the magazine Bluszca (Ivy), which documented the Polish women's movement, from 1865 to 1896.^[1]^[2]

She took part in the January Uprising against Russia, serving as an archivist of Polish National Government. After the collapse of the uprising she was briefly imprisoned.^{[citation needed]}

In the period between 1870 and 1890 she was active in the literary salons of Warsaw. She was author of idyllic comedy and wrote poetry as well as a novel. She also translated the work of Walter Scott and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Her father was a colonel in the Polish military.^[1] Her husband was exiled to Siberia following the 1863 uprising.^[1]

Works

Maids Konopianki (Panny Konopianki)
Name-day of good mother (Imieniny dobrej mamy)
Illustrated jewel-box of Poland – the rhyming history of Poland with music by Stanisław Moniuszko (Ilustrowany skarbczyk Polski - rymowana historia Polski z muzyką Stanisława Moniuszki)

References

1 2 3 Lorence-Kot, Bogna; Winiarz, Adam (2004). "Chapter 11 The Polish Women's Movement to 1914". Women’s Emancipation Movements in the Nineteenth Century: A European Perspective. Stanford University Press. pp. 206–220. doi:10.1515/9780804767071-013.
↑ Phillips, Ursula (2012). "Introduction". The Heathen: A Novel. Cornell University Press. doi:10.1515/9781501757761-002 – via De Gruyter.

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Maria Ilnicka

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