Głos Polek (Chicago, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Park Ridge, Ill.) 1902-Current
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
639 issues from 1902 to 1922, published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, digitised for Chronicling America.
In 1902, the Polish Women’s Alliance, founded only four years previously, established a monthly newspaper in Chicago called Głos polek (“The Voice of Polish Women”). It was edited by Frank Wolowska- editor of Dziennik narodowy (“National Daily News”) , another Polish-American newspaper. In its first issues, Głos polek included articles on the Catholic religion, local poetry and short stories such as “A Better Tomorrow,” and family tips for mothers. In June 1903, after only ten months, Głos polek ceased publication due to personal unrest among members, in addition to financial duress. Despite these setbacks,Dziennik narodowy began publishing a frequent supplement of Głos polek. On November 3, 1910, Głos polek reemerged as an independent monthly newspaper for and by women; it was edited by Stefania Laudyn-Chrzanowska.
The new Głos polek continued publishing articles on the Catholic faith and literary pieces, while reminding readers of the need to preserve their Polish heritage and homeland. Głos polek opposed assimilation into American culture and ideals. It claimed that women who changed their name to an Americanized version were “parading about in borrow feathers.” At the same time, Głos polek stood apart from other similar newspapers by encouraging the education of women, which was evident in its desire to start a scholarship for Polish women.
Upon Głos polek‘s return as an independent newspaper, Dziennik Związkowy (“Polish Daily Zgoda”) published an editorial, in which…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
- Rights
- The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
- Credit
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress