If that teacher had reported that we listened to the radio at home, my father would have gone to prison. I was so grateful to him that I studied the hardest in the whole class
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Władysława Łach was born in May 1946 in the village of Zdonia, in Tarnów County (Lesser Poland). Her parents were farmers. During the German occupation, her uncles were involved in partisan activities, while her parents and other villagers provided them with food and helped them hide from German forces. After the war, her household held strong anti-communist sentiments, reinforced by support for the local anti-communist partisans and by regularly listening to broadcasts from Radio Free Europe. Due to her parents’ difficult financial situation, she had to become independent early and start working. She moved to Lower Silesia for work, settling in the village of Komorów, where she has remained ever since. She worked in a state agricultural farm and a plant nursery, holding various positions. After 1994, she became the village head (sołtys) of Komorów, a position she held for 30 years.
