Anna Szelagowska

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Anna Szelagowska (née Paradowska) born Warsaw, Poland July 26, 1879 (d. 1962). Polish peace leader; banker; feminist. National Senator from Camp of National Unity, 1938. Chair of Polish WILPF; led Society of Friends of the League of Nations, 1920; on two committees of League of Nations, 1931. Presented thousands of Polish women’s petitions to World Disarmament Conference Geneva, 1932. (photo pl.wiki)