Helena Wiewiórska was the first female lawyer in Poland. In 1925, Helena Wiewiórska was the first woman to be entered on the list of the Polish Bar, thus undertaking independent work in the field of civil law.
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Helena Wiewiórska was the first female lawyer in Poland. In 1925, Helena Wiewiórska was the first woman to be entered on the list of the Polish Bar, thus undertaking independent work in the field of civil law. During the occupation, she helped people at risk by giving them hospitality in their home and in July 1940, she was arrested by the Gestapo, but as a person with diphtheria, she was released from custody.
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1967 · aged 78
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