Halina Krahelska
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Halina Krahelska was a Polish activist, publicist and writer. Member of the Polish Socialist Party
, arrested by the Russian authorities and deported to Russia, where she joined the Trudoviks
and took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917
. Afterwards she returned to independent Poland, where she became a socialist activist, particularly interested in the issues of social welfare (such as maternity leave), and an activist of the Democratic Party (Poland)
(SD). She also wrote novels. During World War II she joined the Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa
). Arrested by the Germans, she was sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp
, where she died. Before her death, she wrote several works in the concentration camp, some related to her experiences in the camp, others continuing her work as a socialist activist.
After the war, Polish Inspection of Labor created an award named after her.
Coming from a long family line of women patriots, Halina Krahelska was a sister of Krystyna Krahelska
, poet and resistance member who died in the Warsaw Uprising
in 1944. She was also a cousin of Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz
, a leading figure in the Warsaw's underground resistance movement who was a wife of a former ambassador to Washington and who — at the age of twenty — took part in an assassination attempt on the Russian governor-general of Warsaw.
Polish Socialist Party
The Polish Socialist Party was one of the most important Polish left-wing political parties from its inception in 1892 until 1948...
, arrested by the Russian authorities and deported to Russia, where she joined the Trudoviks
Trudoviks
The Trudoviks were a moderate Labour party in early 20th Century Russia...
and took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...
. Afterwards she returned to independent Poland, where she became a socialist activist, particularly interested in the issues of social welfare (such as maternity leave), and an activist of the Democratic Party (Poland)
Democratic Party (Poland)
The Democratic Party is a Polish centrist party. The party faced a revival in 2009, when it was joined by liberal politician Paweł Piskorski, formerly member of Civic Platform.-History:The party was established on April 15, 1939...
(SD). She also wrote novels. During World War II she joined the Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa
Armia Krajowa
The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
). Arrested by the Germans, she was sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp
Ravensbrück concentration camp
Ravensbrück was a notorious women's concentration camp during World War II, located in northern Germany, 90 km north of Berlin at a site near the village of Ravensbrück ....
, where she died. Before her death, she wrote several works in the concentration camp, some related to her experiences in the camp, others continuing her work as a socialist activist.
After the war, Polish Inspection of Labor created an award named after her.
Coming from a long family line of women patriots, Halina Krahelska was a sister of Krystyna Krahelska
Krystyna Krahelska
Krystyna Krahelska "Danuta" - was a Polish poet, ethnographer, member of the Home Army, and a participant in the Warsaw Uprising....
, poet and resistance member who died in the Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising
The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces...
in 1944. She was also a cousin of Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz code name “Alinka"” or “Alicja”, was a leading figure in Warsaw's underground resistance movement throughout the years of German occupation during World War II in Poland...
, a leading figure in the Warsaw's underground resistance movement who was a wife of a former ambassador to Washington and who — at the age of twenty — took part in an assassination attempt on the Russian governor-general of Warsaw.