Born: 28 October 1864, Poland
Died: 20 March 1941
Country most active: Poland
Also known as: Izabela Moszczeńska
The following bio was written by Emma Rosen, author of On This Day She Made History: 366 Days With Women Who Shaped the World and This Day In Human Ingenuity & Discovery: 366 Days of Scientific Milestones with Women in the Spotlight, and has been republished with permission.
Izabela Moszczeńska Rzepecka (b. 1864), a Polish feminist, journalist, translator, and suffragette, was released from prison in 1913.
She was arrested and imprisoned in the tsarist prison for publishing an article titled “Błogosławieni cisi” in the journal “Odrodzenie.” The article discussed the limitations of Finland’s autonomy, which led to her being accused of disloyalty. After a lengthy trial, she was sentenced to a year in prison in March 1912. She hid in Radzymin, but when she returned to Warsaw in September, she was arrested and imprisoned in Pawiak, in the women’s section known as Serbia.
After her release, she founded the League of Polish Women’s War Relief. She was actively involved in various women’s organizations in Poznan, advocating for gender equality and modern views on child education. Her contributions to the feminist movement and social activism in Poland were significant and have left a lasting impact on Polish society.