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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."

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.

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.

Alexandra Ciesla Cornwell, a debutante presented at the 1998 White & Red Ball, talks about what it being a debutante means in her family.

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.

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.

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…

Part of an interview with Wanda Kass recorded on May 6, 1988.

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.

Part of an interview with Lucie Bucki recorded on October 12, 1988.