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The New Woman

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The New Woman (Polish: Emancypantki) is the third of four major novels by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. It was composed, and appeared in newspaper serialization, in 1890-93, and dealt with societal questions involving feminism.

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History

The New Woman, written in 1890–93, first appeared serially in the Warsaw Kurier Codzienny (Daily Courier). Its first book publication followed in 1894.

An English translation under the title Emancipated Women is available at emancypantki.net and as an ebook and print book through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.

Film

In 1982, the novel was adapted as a Polish feature film, Pensja Pani Latter (Mrs. Latter's Boarding School).

References

The New Woman Wikipedia