Published: 2025-11-17

Antonina Estkowska’s (un)known charm school in the 19th century in Poznań

Katarzyna Kabacińska-Łuczak
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2025.32.2.17

Abstract

The education and upbringing of girls in the Polish territories were shaped not only by social and ideological transformations but also by political factors. In the Prussian partition, the character of the occupying power's educational policy had a significant impact. Educational rigor and restricted freedoms influenced the schooling and upbringing of girls enrolled in private boarding schools (pensje). This article analyses the functioning of one such institution in Poznań, run by Antonina Estkowska. To date, this topic has not been the subject of a dedicated academic study. The article draws on a range of manuscript and printed sources.

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girls' boarding schools in 19th-century Poznań, education of girls, Antonina Estkowska

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Kabacińska-Łuczak, K. (2025). Antonina Estkowska’s (un)known charm school in the 19th century in Poznań. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 32(2), 221–237. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2025.32.2.17

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