Helena Wiewiórska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish lawyer (1888-1967)
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Place of Birth: Zgierz, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
About Helena Wiewiórska
- Helena Wiewiórska (born September 2, 1888 in Zgierz, died on May 17, 1967 in Warsaw) 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.
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