Wojciechowicz, Joanna, 1944-

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1944-

Biographical History

Joanna Wojciechowicz (born 1944) was an architect in Gdansk, Poland, and was involved in the Solidarity movement.

Joanna Wojciechowicz was born in 1944. She was an architecht in Gdansk, Poland for ten years. She was heavily involved in the opposition movement against the Communist government. Her son was a member of the Young Poland movement and both of them became contributors to the Solidarity movement as it developed. She was present in the shipyard during the strike in 1980, and was imprisoned for her involvement. After moving to Washington state, Joanna was heavily involved in several documentaries which commemorate the efforts of the Solidarity movement, including Women in Solidarity.

Citation:

UPB files, Dec. 14, 2012 (Architecht, lived in Gdansk, she and son were involved with Solidarity, present during strikes, imprisoned, moved to Washington state, currently lives in Washington, involved in creating documentaries like Women in Solidarity)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Joanna Wojciechowicz collection of Polish history and culture, 1970-2016

Series — Carton 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197233619110], Folder: 5-10

Identifier: MSS 8081 Series 2

Scope and Contents Contains various reports about Poland's economics including Poland: The new Business Frontier and Banki Solidarnosci: Struktura tworzona od podstaw. And it has a handwritten copy of the attendees of the Healthcare symposium for all of Poland, July 1991. Also contains a collection of printed material that describes important details of Polish history like the Ballada o Janku Wisniewskim, Freedom Songs, translated into English, and information about the Polonia restitute printed from...

Dates: 1970-2016

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8081, Joanna Wojciechowicz papers

Joanna Wojciechowicz collection of production papers, 1988-2000

Series — Carton 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197233619128], Folder: 10-19

Identifier: MSS 8081 Series 6

Scope and Contents

Contains materials relating to the production of Women in Solidarity and Solidarity, documentaries which Joanna Wojciechowicz had a hand in creating. These materials include transcripts for the documentary, a promo interview transcript with Joanna Wojciechowicz, letters to potential donors, and a mono audio recording of Women in Solidarity. Series also contains folders of documents connecting to the documentary. Dates range from 1988 to 2000.

Dates: 1988-2000