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The World Congress of Ukrainian Women On June 24-27, 1959 a World Congress of Ukrainian Women, convened by the World Federa tion of Ukrainian Women’s Orga nizations (WFfUWO), was held in the Statler-Hilton hotel, New York City. WFUWO was founded after World W ar II by a Congress of Ukrainian Women meeting in 1948, in Philadelphia. It repre sents the opinion of Ukrainian women in the free world, and con- sits of 14 member-organizations, which organized about 15,000 members in North and South Am erica, Australia and Europe. The recent June 1959 Congress was called in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Uk rainian. feminist movement, and the 10th anniversary of WFUWO. Its goal was to analyze actual problems, and to originate plans for the future. Eleven member-organizations were represented through 161 de legates, the most numerous of whom were from the Unted States of America and Canada. Australia sent 2 delegates, Eur ope 3, South America 3. Other member-organizations in Argen tine, Belgium and Austria were not able to attend, but sent their greetings. In addition many rep resentatives from other Ukrain ian organizations as well as guests attended. Altogether 369 persons took part in this World Congress of Ukrainian Women. The program was in two parts. June 24 and 25 were Study Days dealing with all fields of w ork: program, education, arts and crafts, trades and professions, welfare, public relations, all were discussed. The June 26 and 27 Sessions held the highlights speeches and resolutions. Two main themes engaged the Congress: 1. Work of Ukrainian Women's organizations in the free world. 2. Situation of the Ukrainian Women in the bolshevik-occupied Ukraine. These themes were worked out in the following addresses. Mrs. Olena Salisniak, President of WFUWO outlined the femin ist movement, which began in Ukraine in 1884; Mrs. Helen Lo- totsky, Vice-President of WFU WO recalled the devoted women heroines, who at various stages promoted its steady progress; Miss Mary Beck, President of the City Council of Detroit gave a silhoutte of the Ukrainian woman in the U.S.A.; and Mrs. Irene Pawlykowska, Financial Secre tary of WFUWO drafted its plan for the future. All these shakers emphasized that wherever Ukrainian women settle, through their old tradi tions they introduce new cultural values into their new lands. Everywhere they found organi zations to support their members in their new country; and, to help their new community. There are now 14 national organizations in 11 countries — the United .States of America 2, Canada 3, Argen tine, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Venezuela. Among delegates and guests from various countries were na turalized citizens of long stand ing, newcomers, Americans, Can adians and Brazilian women of Ukrainian descent. Some were fa mous persons, now retired, some actual workers, others young be ginners in organizational work. The program included a special Youth Session presenting the tal ented young, with their vivid and independent opinion. All these women, so different in upbringing and background found a unanim ity in their common goal: the love for freedom and liberation of Ukraine from bolshevik slavery. The Congress decided to im prove the work of the member- organizations ; to raise their spir- itual and cultural level, and to support the smaller women’s groups. Beside that they discuss ed the hunger problem of the world, and their role in the Re fugee Year. The second theme of the Con gress was treated by Mrs. Alex andra Sulma-Boyko in her add ress “The Ukrainian Woman in the Soviet Regime.” Excerpts from her address are: 1. Therefore the Congress stat ed that the Ukrainian woman is comp alsorily involved in the So viet 'economy, without any con sideration for her mental or phy sical health or her housewife or maternal duties. 2. The Ukrainian woman cannot defend her worker’s rights — the Trade Unions being an. instrument of the State-directed manage- ment. 3. The Ukrainian mother is de prived of her educational influ ence on her children, because the state-directed educational factors take more and more initiative in this field (boarding schools). 4. The Ukrainian woman sees her family unprotected through law and customs since adultery is not acknowledged as a divorce motive. 5. The newest experiment of the Kremlin — the compulsory re settlement of young girls to the virgin lands is a hard blow against the Ukrainian family and nation. 6. The recently voted law bar ring Ukrainian language from schools in Ukraine is a new proof of relentless Russification of the country. The Congress condemned all these facts of bolshevik imperial ism, and demonstrated it as proof Mrs. M arie Stankievich, President of the W omen’s Division of the Bye- lorussian-A m erican Association is greeting the Congress.
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