This presentation examines the relative absence of women from Upper Silesian mining and industrial families in public discourse and in the politics of memory in both Poland and the Czech Republic. It investigates literary and autobiographical narratives written by women from the region and analyzes how these texts contribute to recovering marginalized voices and experiences. The presentation offers a comparative analysis of Polish- and Czech-language works by regional women writers, including novels, memoirs, and testimonial literature. These narratives often draw on family memory, witness accounts, archival sources, and local chronicles, creating forms of collective autobiography through which women articulate their identities and reconstruct intergenerational histories. Particular attention is given to the social and historical factors shaping the lives of women in mining communities: political oppression, heavy physical and reproductive labor, cultural transmission within families, and the pressures of silence surrounding traumatic historical events. The presentation argues that these literary herstories function as important vehicles for preserving and reshaping the collective memory of Upper Silesia. By foregrounding women’s narratives from both sides of the Polish–Czech border, the project highlights the need for greater recognition of women’s perspectives in regional history, public memory, and educational discourse. It also points to the importance of scholarly and cultural activism in amplifying these voices. The research presented here is part of a broader investigation into gender, memory, and regional literature in Upper Silesia. Part of the research conducted by Karolina Pospiszil was funded by the National Science Centre, Poland, under the grant agreement no. 2023/51/D/HS2/01035.