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Sexuality and Abortion in Interwar Poland: Maternity in Times of Crisis book cover

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Sexuality and Abortion in Interwar Poland Maternity in Times of Crisis

By Elisa-Maria Hiemer Copyright 2026
264 Pages
by Central European University Press

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... Read more

List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface and Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Interwar Poland: Navigating Crises While Taking Action
3. Crisis of The Family? Miłość, Małżeństwo, Macierzyństwo Miłość
4. Suwałki Court Trials on Abortion and Neonaticide
5. Conclusion
Epilogue: Fast Forward One Century
Bibliography
Index

Biography

Elisa-Maria Hiemer holds a PhD in Slavic Studies and is currently a senior researcher at Freie Universität Berlin, in the global history project "Democratising the Family?". Beyond questions of gender and family, her research includes Polish-German relations, urban narratives, and memory studies at the intersection of culture, literature, and history in Central Europe.

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