Pobyt Marii Dąbrowskiej na pensji Heleny Semadeniowej w Kaliszu

The article revisits the Helena Semadeni Girls’ Educational Institute where Maria Szumska (later known as the writer Maria Dąbrowska) studied between 1901 and 1904. Limited information about the Semadeni boarding school from „Gazeta Kaliska” is supplemented with memories and statements from the school’s owner and Maria Dąbrowska, as well as excerpts from the novel „Noce i dnie”, in which Dąbrowska provides a literary portrayal of the school and its teachers.