Anna Zawadzka
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Anna Zawadzka was a Polish
teacher, author of textbooks, Scoutmaster (harcmistrzyni), sister of Tadeusz "Zośka" Zawadzki and daughter of professor Józef Zawadzki.
During the years 1937-1942 she was a Girl Guides patrol leader. 1942-1944 she was the commander of the central Warsaw
secret underground Grey Ranks (Szare Szeregi
) troop and took part in the Warsaw Rising in 1944.
After the war she was a teacher of English language
and Logic
at Warsaw University and in high schools. She continued to be an active scout leader until they were disbanded by the communist government in 1948. After their reconstitution in the 1980s she played an active role in reforming the Polish Scouting Association. 1990-1993 she was vice-president of the Polish Scouting Association (ZHP). She was the author of a number of articles, including Dzieje harcerstwa żeńskiego w Polsce w latach 1911-1949 (History of the Girl Scout movement in Poland 1911-1949).
She died 22 June 2004 in Warsaw and is buried in the Powązki cemetery.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
teacher, author of textbooks, Scoutmaster (harcmistrzyni), sister of Tadeusz "Zośka" Zawadzki and daughter of professor Józef Zawadzki.
During the years 1937-1942 she was a Girl Guides patrol leader. 1942-1944 she was the commander of the central Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
secret underground Grey Ranks (Szare Szeregi
Szare Szeregi
"Gray Ranks" was a codename for the underground Polish Scouting Association during World War II.The wartime organisation was created on 27 September 1939, actively resisted and fought German occupation in Warsaw until 18 January 1945, and contributed to the resistance operations of the Polish...
) troop and took part in the Warsaw Rising in 1944.
After the war she was a teacher of English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
at Warsaw University and in high schools. She continued to be an active scout leader until they were disbanded by the communist government in 1948. After their reconstitution in the 1980s she played an active role in reforming the Polish Scouting Association. 1990-1993 she was vice-president of the Polish Scouting Association (ZHP). She was the author of a number of articles, including Dzieje harcerstwa żeńskiego w Polsce w latach 1911-1949 (History of the Girl Scout movement in Poland 1911-1949).
She died 22 June 2004 in Warsaw and is buried in the Powązki cemetery.