Profesjonalistki. O zawodowych fotografkach w Galicji

• Authors: Martyna Nowicka
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

Professional Women Photographers in Former Polish GaliciaThe aim of the text is to present a short history of professional photography of women in former Polish Galicia, from the end of 19th century to the first half of 20th century. The text consists of three parts and each one addresses other aspect of women’s works as photographers. The first one is an introduction to the photography and the women’s issue. The second one examines photography as a new technology and a tool of emancipation. The third part combines biographies of selected women photographers who lived and worked in Galicia, and who despite of class and gender limitations, became owners or managers of photo studios. It is interesting to examine very diverse social and educational background of women photographers, who benefited the modern time and technology to became economically independent professional women.

Keywords

PL

women, labour, emancipation, modernism, photography, technology

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Przegląd Kulturoznawczy
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 3(21)

Dates

published

2014

online

2014-10-23

Contributors

author

Martyna Nowicka