We warmly invite you to an author meeting with Aleksandra Korczak about her book "Helpless and Romantic. Heroines of School Readings". The meeting will be hosted by Sonia Kisza – art historian and museum enthusiast, author of the bestselling book "Art Hysteria. The Silent Scream of Paintings" and a blog of the same name. Why are school readings mostly about girls who cry, cook, or wait to be rescued? Why do so few heroines have something to say? Why are most main characters men, while women exist in the background – as mothers, cooks, or future wives? Why are there almost no female authors in the canon, and if there are any leading heroines, they are always dressing up or dreaming of marriage? (fragment of the description from the publisher's website) ✨ When? Friday, November 28, 2025, 6:00 PM 📍 Where? Czytelnia Pod Sowami, ul. gen. J. Zajączka 8, Warsaw 🆓 Free admission Aleksandra Korczak is a teacher of Polish, ethics, and philosophy, distinguished in the Teacher of the Year Competition, nominated for the Irena Sendler Award "For Repairing the World", as well as for the Prof. Roman Czernecki Award for journalism supporting Polish education. As an expert in school readings and anti-discrimination education, she has collaborated with, among others, the Center for Civic Education, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, the Alternative Reading List, the Free Readings Foundation, School in the Cloud, Young Horizons, and the New Theatre. She is the author of the book "Helpless and Romantic. Heroines of Readings for Primary School". ______________________ Funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special purpose fund.
