Eleonora Ziemięcka

Eleonora Ziemięcka (ne Gagatkiewicz) (born 1819 in Jasieniec in Mazovia, died September 23, 1869, in Warsaw) - was a Polish philosopher and publicist. She is often considered to be Poland's first female philosopher.

She wrote Thoughts on the Education of Women, and edited the journal Pielgrzym (Pilgrim). She has been described as an "anti-Hegelian" and a conservative.

She was born on a manor in Jasieniec that belonged to the Okęcki family where her father was employed as an administrator. She was educated by her grandmother, also Eleonor, who emphasized readings of contemporary romantic poets such as Adam Mickiewicz, Józef Bohdan Zalewski and Franciszek Karpiński.

She published her first poems at eleven years old in 1830, in a magazine for children (Dziennik dla Dzieci), edited by Stanisław Jachowicz. Subsequently, she began contributing regularly to various periodicals, such as Tygodnik Polski, Magazyn Powszechny and Pierwiosnka, publishing literary works (short stories, fairy tales) and editorials.

She married Antoni Ziemiecki in 1834 and together with her husband left for Dresden where they lived until 1840. The family then moved to Warsaw.