Mieczysława Biegańska (1866-1954) – wife, mother and prominent Częstochowa resident

Mieczysława Biegańska was born on April 2, 1866 in Gołaszewo in the Włocławek poviat. She was the daughter of Eng. Henryk Rezenfeld and Ludwika née Płaska. She started her education in Warsaw and continued in Krakow. In 1880, she moved with her parents to Częstochowa. She worked as a teacher in a female salary, where she taught Polish. In 1885, she married a doctor, Władysław Biegański. The fruit of this marriage were two daughters Halina Płodowska (doctor of philosophy) and Ludomir Wanda Królikowska (doctor of chemistry). Together with her husband, she was involved in social activities, including She belonged to the Knowledge Promotion Society, the Polish Touring Society and the board of the School Care Society in Częstochowa. She was among the organizers of the Industry and Agriculture Exhibition in Częstochowa in 1909, and in the years 1915-1917 she was the only woman to teach at self-education courses in Częstochowa. After her husband's death, she continued his works. She took care of, among other things, the organization of the public library in Częstochowa, to which she donated over 100 publications from her husband's collection. In 1918, she was elected to the board of the Polish National Electoral Organization. She published her husband's biography and wrote a sketch about Cyprian Norwid. She died on June 3, 1954 in Częstochowa.