Emilia Napieralska
President of the Union of Polish Women in America
About Emilia Napieralska
Emilia Napieralska was a 20th-century Polish-American social worker and activist. She was a longtime president of the Polish Women's Alliance of America.
Biography Napieralska was born in the United States, a member of the Polish diaspora.
Napieralska worked as a social worker.
Napieralska joined the Polish Women's Alliance of America (PWA) in 1902. Her skill for oratory was highly regarded.
Napieralska additionally served as a member of the Chicago chapter of the Safety Council, and a member of the 1915 Women at the Hague peace conference.
Poland's government honored Napieralska as a member of Order of Polonia Restituta and further awarded her Miecze Hallerowskie, the Silesian Uprising Cross, Komandorja Krzyza z Rzymu, and the Silver Cross of Merit.
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