During the 19th century, Russian-occupied Polish lands were a difficult place to be, especially for a woman. But despite all of the oppression, a secretive group worked to provide women with higher ...

On her 138th birth anniversary on December 10, her crusade for equal rights of women in inheritance and equal standing in ...

semi-industrial state and the class struggle between slave-holders and non-slave-holders” in the 19th century. But emancipation remained incomplete nonetheless, generating a reactionary backlash ...