This project aims to fight against sexism, xenophobia, antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, and increasing gender equality and the rights of both sexes.

Historical achievements of women connected with Krakow, women's electoral rights, the right to study, right to work, the experience of overcoming restrictive social ideas about gender roles, the common experience of emancipation of women from different communities—all of these subjects are generally ignored in school textbooks, and guidebooks to Krakow.

The philosophy behind the project is to use historical perspective to gain a better understanding of the present time. We want to introduce audiences to the subject of discrimination based on gender or ethnicity by selecting forgotten emancipated women of Krakow from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, Jewish and Polish, as a starting point for discussions on the present.

We intend to identify the common experiences of Polish women and Jewish women striving for independence and to overcoming ethnic and gender stereotypes, whose activities to promote gender equality took place independently of their cultural and religious differences. Their efforts were forgotten, but will be restored to the collective memory. The project will demonstrate how to enrich the value of intercultural encounters, and actively work to promote gender equality in contemporary society.

The first phase of the project involved a series of educational and informational activities. These were: a series of empowerment workshop designed for women engaged in educational activities, a series of open meetings with invited guests and a series of film screenings, a website containing profiles of emancipated women, a calendar of historical events important to women, an interactive map of Krakow with historical routes for visitors to follow in the footsteps of the forgotten women of Krakow and tours by Krakow Women's Route-- following in the footsteps of prominent Jewish women of Krakow. As part of this project we also published an educational book.

The book "Krakow Women's Route. A guide to Krakow's emancipated women" is an innovative, free of charge educational publication, recovering the history of prominent women connected with Krakow, and reproducing extracts from profiles of emancipated women.

Heroines of our publications are:

Kazimiera Bujwidowa in the text Anny Kiesell,
Maria Orwid in the text Anny Bednarczyk and Ingi Hajdarowicz,
Zuzanna Ginczanka in the text Olga Andrynowskiej,
Jadwiga Mrozowska-Toeplitz in the text Łucji Iwanczewskiej,
Marcelina Kulikowska in the text Agnieszki Brożkowskiej,
Maria Dulębianka in the text Katarzyny Zwolak,
Anna Świrszczyńska in the text Katarzyny Jaszczur-Warzechy,
Zofia Ameisenowa in the text Moniki Stępień,
Maria Turzyma in the text Marty Struzik,
Teresa Rudowicz in the text Anny Grajewskiej,
Wanda Bobkowska in the text Grażyny Kubicy,
Sara Schenirer in the text Joanny Fabijańczuk,
Paulina Wasserberg in the text Bettiny Gerhardt.

In addition, the book includes: Katarzyna Czerwonogóra on Polish Jewish emancipation, and their presence in history, Ewa Furgał about places of emancipation in Krakow, Iwona Dadej on Krakow's Libraries for women, Natalia Sarata on "her story" historical work with the texts.

Scientific Consultation: dr Dobrochna Kałwa.

Editor of "guides" -- Women's Space Foundation.
„Krakowski Szlak Kobiet. Przewodniczka po Krakowie Emancypantek" ("Krakow Women's Route. A guide to Krakow's emancipated women") is a publication free of charge.

The project also provides a second edition of the book „Krakowski Szlak Kobiet. Przewodniczka po Krakowie Emancypantek".

All activities under the project are free.

Coordinator: Katarzyna Czerwonogóra
Partners:
Jewish Community Centre Foundation in Krakow, Women's Space Foundation

Media patronage:
Feminoteka, MultiKulti, ngo.pl, geender.pl, Krytyka Polityczna, Fundacja Ochrony Dziedzictwa Żydowskiego, Midrasz – Polish – Jewish Monthly Magazine, Jewish Community Portal Jewish.org, TVP Kraków, Radio Kraków Małopolska

Donator:
Islandia, Liechtenstein i Norwegia ze środków Mechanizmu Finansowego Europejskiego Obszaru Gospodarczego oraz Norweskiego Mechanizmu Finansowego oraz budżetu Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej w ramach Funduszu dla Organizacji Pozarządowych, The Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture, Network of East-West Women w ramach Book and Journal Project.