▁the ▁Modern ▁World , ▁saw ▁Met tern ich ▁as ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁ideal . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Sk ed , ▁Alan . ▁" Exp la ining ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Empire , ▁ 1 8 3 0 – 9 0 ." ▁in ▁Pam ela ▁Pil be am , ▁ed ., ▁Th emes ▁in ▁Modern ▁European ▁History ▁ 1 8 3 0 - 1 8 9 0 ▁( Rout ledge , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁pp . ▁ 1 4 1 - 1 7 6 . ▁ ▁Category : H istor i ography ▁by ▁topic ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁history ▁of ▁Austria <0x0A> </s> ▁Vol unt ary ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Women ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁Polish ▁par amil it ary ▁organization , ▁created ▁by ▁women ▁in ▁L viv ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁the ▁Pol es ▁and ▁Uk ra ini ans , ▁and ▁women ▁decided ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Polish ▁soldiers ▁in ▁all ▁possible ▁ways , ▁including ▁fighting ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁line . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion , ▁as ▁this ▁was ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁organization , ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁Major ▁Aleks andra ▁Zag ór ska , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁female ▁cou riers ▁during ▁the ▁Polish – U k rain ian ▁War . ▁During ▁the ▁fighting , ▁Zag ór ska ▁lost ▁her ▁te en age ▁son , ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁Jer zy ▁Bit sch an