Jadwiga z Działyńskich Zamoyska : a portrait of activist and a writer

The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the portrait of Jadwiga Zamoyska née Działyńska, who was both an authoress of one of the most interesting autobiography written by woman in the end of the 19th century and a founder of School of Women’s Household. Zamoyska from 1882 took care of her students and teachers, she was ready to fight for good terms and conditions. Being well educated she also coined her own concept of pedagogy for women - stressing the meaning of education and work (in and outside the household). That made Jadwiga Zamoyska née Działyńska an emancipationist, conservative, but still focused on women’s rights to be an equal with men citiziens of Poland