TY - JOUR TI - W okresie powolnej modernizacji. Kobieta w II Rzeczypospolitej – próba bilansu AU - Dufrat, Joanna TI - W okresie powolnej modernizacji. Kobieta w II Rzeczypospolitej – próba bilansu AB - In the period of slow modernization: Women in the Second Republic of Poland – conclusions The First World War was an important factor in social modernization, bringing a new order of gender in public space. Among the most important changes in the situation of women in the post-war period, historians mention: obtaining full citizenship rights and broad access to education, increasing professional and educational aspirations, the evolution of intra-family relationships, increasing the proportion of active women, loosening of moral norms and a revolution in women’s fashion. Nevertheless, in the Second Republic, there was a visible widening of women’s life opportunities and increase of their independence in many areas of social life and in the public sphere. The granting of passive and active electoral law became the symbol of changes that took place in the social position of women after Poland regained its independence in November 1918. The aim of this article is to discuss the most important aspects of women’s participation in the political and social life of the Second Republic (1918–1939), as well as to follow social modernization processes in the context of women’s situation: labor market opportunities, educational aspirations, political activity, and changes in family and fashion. Another goal is the analysis of social structures that had the most powerful impact on women’s lives: tradition, economics, law. VL - 2020 IS - Numer 147 (4) PY - 2020 SN - 0083-4351 C1 - 2084-4069 SP - 811 EP - 822 DO - 10.4467/20844069PH.20.045.12499 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/prace-historyczne/artykul/w-okresie-powolnej-modernizacji-kobieta-w-ii-rzeczypospolitej-proba-bilansu KW - I wojna światowa KW - II Rzeczpospolita KW - modernizacja KW - sytuacja kobiet KW - aktywność polityczna i społeczna kobiet KW - aktywność zawodowa kobiet KW - stereotypy KW - edukacja kobiet KW - przemiany obyczajowe / the First Word War KW - the Second Republic of Poland KW - modernization KW - situation of women KW - stereotypes KW - women’s education KW - equality at home KW - women in politics