Prior to World War I, she was an active member of Towarzystwo Szkoły Ludowej (Folk School Society) and the Union of Catholic Women.
As part of the Association, mutual economic aid was provided to female members, the professional interests of postal clerks were looked after, petitions were written to the authorities, and a library was established.
Since only unmarried women were accepted to work in post offices at that time, the association founded by Habicht served as a labour union and community that provided the workers with a sense of group belonging, financial aid, and support.
After Poland's regain of independence, she supported plebiscite campaigns, arousing national awareness among Silesian women who at the time were migrating to Kraków in great numbers.
Their relationship has been compared to Boston marriages and considered in a LGBT context nowadays,[4][5] though not without objections, most notably from the contemporary Władysława Habicht Postal Clerk Housing Cooperative.