Dromedaries

An important role was played in the armed struggle against the Russian authorities by women who were active within the Polish Socialist Party's paramilitary units. In underground jargon they were known as Dromaderki, the feminine form of the Polish word for dromedaries--the one-humped Arabian camels used to transport people and goods--because they carried weapons, ammunition and explosive materials. In the Częstochowa district alone there were several dozen of them. Unfortunately, most of them have remained anonymous; the names or aliases of only a few of them have survived to the present day. In 'civilian' life they were students, teachers, doctors, housewives or factory workers. Active involvement in the fight for independence meant the risk of imprisonment, lengthy sentences to hard labour, or exile to Siberia. From the afterword by Juliusz Sętowski

Author: Marta Frej
Publisher: Centrala
Published: 03/28/2023
Pages: 36
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781912278350

About the Author
Marta Frej is a painter, illustrator, and, through her role as chair of the 'Kulturoholizm' foundation, an organizer of cultural events. She is well known for her feminist online memes, which combine sparkling, pointed wit and finely crafted graphics. Marta Frej was born in Częstochowa in 1973. She is a graduate of the Lódź Academy of Fine Arts. Her creative work dedicated to the defence of gender equality and women's rights won her the 2015 'Spectacles of Equality' prize, awarded by the Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka Foundation. She also won the 2017 'Revelation of the Year' award in the art category. Her most popular works are her captioned pictures illustrating modern women's life in Poland, which have been exhibited in various galleries throughout the country. Dromedaries is her first solo publication in book form.