Valija Veščunas-Jansone Explained

Valija Veščunas-Jansone (1902–1990) was a Latvian lawyer, one of the three women who was awarded the Order of Lāčplēsis.[1] On November 19, 1919, one of the first to cross the Lielupe River during Valka Vashchun's journey, and despite the enemy's overcrowding, took Plani's home where prisoners and trophies were received.[2] She was the head of the women's department of the association "Latvijas Ērgļi".

Notes and References

  1. News: Latvijas sievietes ceļā uz augstāko izglītību un zinātni. Ilgars Grosvalds, Ivans Griņevičs.
  2. Web site: LKOK nr.3/1165 : Vaščunas-Jansone, Valerija Valija. lkok.com. 2019-01-27.