Abstract
The article presents the activities of evangelical female deacons in Silesia in the time period before World War I. On the example of Evangelical Diaconal Institution in Ząbkowice Śląskie the development of establishments of this kind was pictured. The female deacons in Ząbkowice Śląskie cared for the sick, educated the children and managed orphanages and creches.
Keywords:
Silesia, Ząbkowice Śląskie, evangelical diaconal institution, Innere Mission