Maria Konopnicka

Place: Suwałki

Born: 1842

Death: 1910

Biography:

Maria Konopnicka (May 23, 1842 – October 8, 1910) was a Polish poet, novelist, children's writer, translator, journalist, critic, and activist for women's rights and for Polish independence. She used pseudonyms, including Jan Sawa. She was one of the most important poets of Poland's Positivist period.