Aurelia Pucinski Interview - Critical Leadership
In an interview conducted on July 24, 2014, Aurelia Pucinski, Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, discusses the critical leadership the Legion of Young Polish Women provides for the Polish community in Chicago and throughout the United States.
Aurelia Pucinski and Laura Pearce
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
Women and Leadership Archives
July 24, 2014
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Aurelia Pucinski Interview - Polish Proverb
In an interview conducted on July 24, 2014 Aurelia Pucinski, Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, discusses the Legion of Young Polish Women with relation to the Polish Proverb "The Strength of a Nation is in the Ideals of her Women."
Aurelia Pucinski and Laura Pearce
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
Women and Leadership Archives
July 24, 2014
Maria Ciesla Interview - Post-War Donations
Maria Ciesla, a member of the Legion since the 1960s and President from 1988-1989, discusses the expansion of the Legion's donation efforts after WWII.
Maria Ciesla and Laura Pearce
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
Women and Leadership Archives
July 24, 2014
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Kathy Lesny Interview - Being a Debutante
In an interview conducted on July 24, 2014 Kathy Lesny, a debutante presented at the 2006 White and Red Ball, speaks about her debutante experience.
Kathy Lesny and Laura Pearce
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
Women and Leadership Archives
July 24, 2014
Alexandra Ciesla Cornwell Interview - Being a Debutante
Alexandra Ciesla Cornwell, a debutante presented at the 1998 White & Red Ball, talks about what it being a debutante means in her family.
Alexandra Ciesla Cornwell & Laura Pearce
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
Women and Leadership Archives
July 30, 2014
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Emily Rafalik Interview - Being a Debutante
In this interview, Emily Rafalik, a debutante at the 2014 White and Red Ball, discusses what it meant to her to be a debutante and to be a member of the Legion of Young Polish Women.
Emily Rafalik and Laura Pearce
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
Women and Leadership Archives
July 24, 2014
Conrad Miczko Interview - Founding
In an interview conducted on July 24, 2014 Conrad Miczko, the son of long-time Legion member Eugenia Miczko, discusses the events surrounding the founding of the Legion of Young Polish Women in 1939.
Conrad Miczko and Laura Pearce
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
Women and Leadership Archives
July 24, 2014
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Barbara Poniatowska-Ciepiela Interview
Born in Poland, Barbara Poniatowska-Ciepiela and her mother were forced to live in an army family camps in North Africa while her father fought for the freedom of his country. While in the army camp, Barbara received an aid package from the Legion of Young Polish Women containing a coat and dress. In this interview, conducted on July 24, 2014, Barbara talks about what it meant to her and the others in the camp to receive aid from American organizations like the Legion.
Barbara Poniatowska-Ciepiela and Laura Pearce
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
Women and Leadership Archives
July 24, 2014
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Wanda Kass Interview
Part of an interview with Wanda Kass recorded on May 6, 1988.
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
May 6, 1988
Regina Jakubowski Interview
Maria Chudzinski, 1987-1988 president of the Legion, asks Regina Jakubowski why she thinks the Legion is so important to its members and the greater Polish community.
Legion of Young Polish Women Records
October 12, 1988