Aniela Zofia Steinsbergowa, (born on 27 June 1896 in Vienna; died on 22 December 1988 in Warsaw) was a Polish lawyer[1] known for her work in defending politically well-known cases.

In 1931, she was entered on the list of lawyers, which made her one of the first female lawyers in Poland.[2] In 1934 she joined the Polish Socialist Party. During WWII she was active in the Żegota.[1] After the war she became a co-founder of the Workers' Defense Committee and the Social Self-Defense Committee "KOR".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Robert Jarocki, Aniela Steinsberg, in: Polski Słownik Biograficzny, tom XLIII, 2004–2005 online
  2. ↑ "It happened today ... June 27, 1896". 2018.
  3. ↑ Kryptonim „Gracze”. Służba Bezpieczeństwa wobec Komitetu Obrony robotników i Komitetu Samoobrony społecznej „Kor” 1976–1981, wybór, wstęp i opracowanie Łukasz Kamiński i Grzegorz Waligóra, Warszawa 2010, s. 53.


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