Jadwiga Falkowska codename: Jaga, Zdzisława, Ludwika, Zaleska (November 13, 1889 in Tver, Russia – August 7, 1944 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish teacher, physicist, social activist, Scoutmaster (harcmistrzyni) and one of the founders of Girl Scouting in Poland.[1][2][3]
Jadwiga Falkowska | |
|---|---|
 ps. "Jaga" | |
| Born | November 13, 1889 |
| Died | August 7, 1944 (aged 54) |
As a physicist and teacher, she worked at the Warsaw University of Technology and the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius, and taught physics at the lyceum at Krzemieniec.[4][5][6] During the Second World War she served in the Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa). Jadwiga was murdered by RONA units during the first days of the Warsaw Uprising.[2][7]
Awards
edit- Order of Polonia Restituta
- Gold Cross of Merit (Krzyż Zasługi)
- Cross of Valour (Krzyż Walecznych)
- Armia Krajowa Cross (Krzyż Armii Krajowej)
Works
edit- "Czym są sprawności?" (wstęp do książki „Sprawności harcerek”);
- "Dzieje żeńskich kursów instruktorskich"
- "Konferencje programowe instruktorek na tle rozwoju harcerskiej myśli wychowawczej"
- "Rzut oka na rozwój Harcerstwa Żeńskiego w Polsce"
- "Skautki polskie - zarys organizacyjny" (together with Kazimierz Wyrzykowski, Andrzej Małkowski and Emilia Czechwiczówna).
Bibliography
edit- Anna Zawadzka „Gawędy o tych, które przewodziły”
References
edit- ^ Proctor, Tammy M. (2009-09-23). Scouting for Girls: A Century of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-38115-7.
- ^ a b Garbarczyk, Jerzy E. (2020-12-20). "Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyczne wWarszawie". Postępy Fizyki. 71 (4): 50–76. doi:10.61947/uw.pf.2020.71.4.50-76. ISSN 0032-5430.
- ^ Kac, Mark (1987). Enigmas of Chance: An Autobiography. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-05986-3.
- ^ Acta Physica Polonica. Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. 1939.
- ^ Paradowska, Elżbieta (1996). Moja droga do nauki (in Polish). Tow. Naukowe. ISBN 978-83-85879-69-5.
- ^ Kunert, Andrzej Krzysztof; Bartoszewski, Władysław (1994). Rzeczpospolita Walcząca: Powstanie Warszawskie 1944 : kalendarium (in Polish). Wydawn. Sejmowe. ISBN 978-83-7059-101-4.
- ^ Straszewska, Maria (1973). Harcerki 1939-1945 (in Polish). Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe.
External links
edit- Jaga Falkowska – Harcmistrzyni Rzeczypospolitej at jaga.harc.pl
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