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Women of Valor

Justine Polier

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Justine Wise Polier, 1973
Justine Wise Polier, 1973
Children in a Juvenile Institution
Children in a Juvenile Institution
Judge Justine Polier at the American Jewish Congress Women's Biennial Convention, April 1956
Judge Justine Polier at the American Jewish Congress Women's Biennial Convention, April 1956
Justine Wise Polier Chairing a Meeting at Louise Wise Services
Justine Wise Polier Chairing a Meeting at Louise Wise Services
Justine Wise Polier with Mrs. Andre Taylor, Alfred Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. John James, Stephanie James, Andrew Taylor, Mrs. Jessie Profelt
Justine Wise Polier with Mrs. Andre Taylor, Alfred Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. John James, Stephanie James, Andrew Taylor, Mrs. Jessie Profelt
Justine Wise Polier and Shad Polier
Justine Wise Polier and Shad Polier
Justine Wise Polier and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1960
Justine Wise Polier and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1960
Justine Wise Polier
Justine Wise Polier
Justine Wise Polier and Mayor La Guardia
Justine Wise Polier and Mayor La Guardia
"New City Relief Director Talks it Over With His Aids," New York Herald Tribune, April 13, 1935
"New City Relief Director Talks it Over With His Aids," New York Herald Tribune, April 13, 1935
Justine Wise Polier in a New York Journal Article, 1926
Justine Wise Polier in a New York Journal Article, 1926
Justine Wise Polier Addresses Passaic Mill Workers, 1926
Justine Wise Polier Addresses Passaic Mill Workers, 1926
"Night-Working Mothers in Textile Mills" by Agnes De Lima, 1920
"Night-Working Mothers in Textile Mills" by Agnes De Lima, 1920
"On the Way to the Night Shift"
"On the Way to the Night Shift"
Louise Waterman Wise and Justine Wise circa 1913
Louise Waterman Wise and Justine Wise circa 1913
Justine Wise Polier and Father Stephen Wise
Justine Wise Polier and Father Stephen Wise
Justine Wise Polier
Justine Wise Polier

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