Founding of the Entuzjastki Society

The progressive association was founded in 1830 by a group of women intellectuals advocating equal rights between men and women. It encouraged the independence of women, regarding education, professional life, and the economic independence this gave as the means to achieve it. The organization is counted as the first women's organization in Poland. The founding year coincided with the period when Warsaw had been assigned to Congress Poland under the 1815 Congress of Vienna settlement, though the sources do not specify the founding location.