Maria Konopnicka Writer
Maria Konopnicka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarʲa kɔnɔpˈɲit͡ska] (13px )) née Wasiłowska (May 23, 1842 – October 8, 1910) was a Polish poet, novelist, writer for children and youth, a translator, journalist and critic, as well as an activist for women's rights and Polish independence. She used the pseudonym Jan Sawa and others. She was one of the most important Polish poets of the positivism in Poland period.