Michalina Wisłocka

Michalina Wisłocka
BornMichalina Anna Braun
(1921-07-01)1 July 1921
Łódź, Poland
Died5 February 2005(2005-02-05) (aged 83)
Warsaw, Poland
Pen nameMissu
Occupation
CitizenshipPolish
Notable worksSztuka kochania (A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss)
PartnerSunny
RelativesJan Tymoteusz Braun (father), Anna Żylińska (mother)

Michalina Anna Wisłocka ([mʲi.xaˈlʲi.na ˈan̪ːa viˈswɔt͡ska]; née Braun; 1 July 1921 – 5 February 2005) was a Polish gynecologist, sexologist, and author of Sztuka kochania (verbatim: The Art of Loving, English edition A Practical Guide to Marital Bliss, 1978), the first guide to sexual life in a communist country. Her book became a bestseller, with a total circulation of 7 million copies, and started greater openness about matters of sex and sex life in Poland.