Agitacja polityczna kobiet na łamach prasy ruchu ludowego w latach 1931–1939

Abstract

The main goal of the article was to show political agitation among women undertaken by the peasant movement which had a fairly efficient and effective publishing-press apparatus. The leading authors of the peasant thought appreciated the importance of information and propaganda in publicising and popularising it, especially during electoral campaigns, but not only. Using the analysis of the content of peasant magazines, one can determine ways of using the press in the course of political and electoral struggle. Journals of the peasant parties were actively involved in political agitation. The subject of the analysis in this article will be the following press organs: “Zielony Sztandar” [Green Banner] published by Stronnictwo Ludowe [People’s Party] and the “Piast” weekly published by the Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe “Piast” [Polish People’s Party “Piast”], as well as related to Stronnictwo Ludowe, a journal of Związek Młodzieży Wiejskiej [Rural Youth Union] – “Wici” [News] and “Chłopskie Życie Gospodarcze” [Peasant Economic Life] in which issues of the role and participation of women in political life will be analysed. The time turning period covers the years 1931–1939, i.e. the period from the unification of the peasant movement and the merger of the three largest groups Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe “Piast”, Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe “Wyzwolenie” [Polish People’s Party “Liberation”] and Stronnictwo Chłopskie [Peasant Party] on 15 March 1931 and the foundation of Stronnictwo Ludowe until the outbreak of World War II.