some great Polish women, my gift to a Polish friend

Poland

is the land

of some great women

scientist Maria Sklodowska – born in Warsaw in 1867 and died in Passy

writer and poet Agnieszka Osiecka – born in Warsaw in 1936

sport champion Irena Szewinska – born in Leningrad in 1946 and died in Warsaw

and also two winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature

poet Wyslawa Szymborska – born in Bnin in 1923 and winner in 1996

writer Olga Tokarczuk – born in Sulechow in 1962 and winner in 2018