Making a Name in a Male-dominated Industry: Women Jewelers in Poland Before 1939

Agata Lipczik

doi:10.21697/zk.2022.9.40

Published: 2022-12-31

No. 9 (2022)

Making a Name in a Male-dominated Industry: Women Jewelers in Poland Before 1939

Agata Lipczik

Załącznik Kulturoznawczy

Section: Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/zk.2022.9.40

Abstract

The article aims to present the opportunities for women’s professional development in the jewelry industry in prewar Poland. By analyzing the biographies of selected women jewelers who trained in the 1930s, the career paths available at that time were indicated. The article also tries to answer the question of how the conditions in which the jewelry industry in Poland operated at that time influenced the situation of women entering the profession. It can serve as a reference point for further research on the presence of women in jewelry in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.

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craftsmanship, craftswomen, jewelry-making, women jewelers, Polish jewelry

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Lipczik, A. (2022). Making a Name in a Male-dominated Industry: Women Jewelers in Poland Before 1939. Załącznik Kulturoznawczy, (9), 803–821. https://doi.org/10.21697/zk.2022.9.40

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