| dc.description.abstract | In the popular culture it has been a standard to associate those two
threads of Skłodowska-Curie’s life, which probably gives us a certain cognitive
and interpretative profile of her biography. Propaganda of the Polish
People’s Republic era (1952–1990) usually depicted scientists as revolutionaries.
In historical education, however, this feature has not been so much
highlighted. One can hardly find anything more on Skłodowska-Curie than
that she was a Polish scientist, representing so-called scientific and materialistic
worldview. In Polish People’s Republic it was creating of „means of
production” and peacekeeping, that made a scientist effective. Even the fact
that she had been awarded the Noble Prize was usually omitted.
There was just one day a year – on 8 March (International Women’s
Day) – when Polish communists have been talking, writing, and remembering
women. However, Polish historical education chose not to include
Skłodowska-Curie in this context, preferring to use her biography to shape
a model of the extraordinary woman. There is not much on Skłodowska-
Curie as an exceptionally educated woman, as well. Generally, students
could view some images showing her in action, and not much more. All in
all, her image, as presented by Polish textbooks in People’s Republic era,
was a result of a few specific facts from her life, and the general interpretation
of the whole textbook. | en_EN |
