Exhibition on view – from May 6 to June 26, 2011
Opening Reception – Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m.
Polish Women’s Alliance of America is pleased to announce the opening of the Glos Polek Centennial Exhibition A VOICE OF THEIR OWN at the Polish Center of Wisconsin in Franklin, WI, on Friday, May 6, 2011, at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public and everyone is cordially invited to attend the opening reception and to view this unique and inspiring exhibition.
The exhibition, which will be at Polish Center of Wisconsin until June 26, 2011, celebrates the centennial of the Glos Polek (The Polish Women’s Voice), the official publication of the Polish Women’s Alliance of America, Chicago, Illinois, one of the oldest and largest women’s organizations in the U.S. The Exhibition presents front pages, articles, and photographs from the Glos Polek that tell a unique and inspiring story of journalism, immigration, activism, and the fight for self-determination.
The stories in the newspaper illustrate the events that shaped the world over the last 100 years. Against the backdrop of women’s struggles to assume their equal place in society — including the right to vote, make their own financial decisions, pursue higher education, and enter professions — and against the backdrop of the global struggle to defeat fascism and communism and to win independence for Poland, the pages of the Glos Polek chronicle the stories of ordinary women rising to meet the extraordinary challenges of their time.
To learn more about the Polish Women’s Alliance of America and about the Centennial Exhibition, please visit www.pwaa.org. A slideshow with photographs from the exhibition at The Polish Museum of America in Chicago can be viewed here.
Polish Center of Wisconsin
6941 South 68th Street
Franklin, WI 53132-8237
TEL: 414-529-2140
www.polishcenterofwisconsin.org
Links:
PWAA Home Page
Spring Issue of Glos Polek
Slideshow of Glos Polek Exhibition
Exhibition Catalogue available for purchase
Glos Polek 100th Anniversary Insurance Special
36th National Convention News and Announcements