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Sexuality and Abortion in Interwar Poland

Maternity in Times of Crisis

Elisa-Maria Hiemer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

268 Seiten

2026
Pallas Publications (Verlag)
978-90-485-7481-0 (ISBN)

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Women’s rights activism and the reformation of the legal thought in early twentieth-century Poland were deeply intertwined—sometimes contradictory, yet mutually dependent—shaping debates around the 1932 abortion law and challenging traditional views on female sexuality and motherhood. Set against political transformation, economic hardship, and societal pressure, this book explores the clash between liberal “moral reform” ideas and the ideal of the “traditional” Polish family. Through individual stories from rural Suwa.ki county, it reveals how precarity, gender roles, and state expectations influenced women’s choices, with abortion often serving as necessary healthcare and survival. Rich in legal case studies, it offers scholars and readers a comprehensive overview of interwar sexuality debates and timely reflections on how these issues resonate today. This interdisciplinary work highlights the enduring impact of the male gaze in decisions affecting women’s lives.

Elisa-Maria Hiemer is a research associate at Freie Universität Berlin, working on a global family history project. Besides questions of gender, her research includes Polish-German relations, urban narratives, and memory studies at the intersection of culture, literature, and history in Central Europe.

List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface and Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Interwar Poland: Navigating Crises While Taking Action
3. Crisis of The Family? Mi.o.., Ma..e.stwo, Macierzy.stwo
4. The Suwa.ki Court Trials on Abortion and Neonaticide
5. Conclusion
Epilogue. Fast Forward One Century
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.2026
Reihe/Serie	Crisis, Conflict and Security in Central and Eastern Europe - CEU Press
Zusatzinfo	3 Illustrations, color; 19 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Amsterdam
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	90-485-7481-1 / 9048574811
ISBN-13	978-90-485-7481-0 / 9789048574810
Zustand	Neuware