Narcyza Żmichowska

Narcyza Żmichowska (1819-1876), born in Warsaw, lost her mother a few days after her birth and was raised by relatives. Trained at the Warsaw institute for governesses, she became a governess in 1838 with the Zamoyski family, followed them to Paris, studied there at the Bibliothèque nationale and was one of the first women to attend the sessions of the Académie française. On her return she gathered around her the circle of the “Enthusiasts”, ran a clandestine village school, was arrested in 1849 and held in Lublin until 1852. She signed herself Gabryella and died in Warsaw in 1876.

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