Anna Jasińska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anna Jasińska

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1867

Place of Birth: Raszków, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1957

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Anna Jasinska (10 July 1867 – 7 October 1957) was a washerwoman, Polonia activist connected with Wroclaw (Breslau). She was born in Raszków, where she finished school.
At the end of 19th century she moved to Wroclaw and soon, at the beginning of the 20th century, began working at many Polonia organizations (Polish-Catholic Society, Polish Merchant Society, Polish Women Society, „Harmony” Singing Club).
Before 1939 she owned a washhouse, dividing the income between donations for Dom Polski (Polish House), equipping and running a dormitory for Polish youth Studying at the University of Breslau and caring for a scout team.
In 1929 she ran as a candidate of Polish Mieterpartei (Polish Party of Tenants) in elections for the Wroclaw City Council.During the World War II she helped Poles imprisoned in German forced labor camps.As a pre-war inhabitant, she was not granted material support in Polish People's Republic.
She was buried on the Saint Lawrence cemetery in Wroclaw in a modest grave far from the main alley.