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O TJ R E X О I. I S H CO I. U M N At the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Women T h ir ty - f iv e y e a rs ag o t h e U k r a in ia n National W o m e n ’s L e a g u e o f A m e ric a w a s b o rn . I t s b e g in n in g w a s t h r u s t u p on A m e ric a n w o m en o f U k r a in ia n d e sc e n t, b y t h e c irc u m s ta n c - ‘es w h ich o c c u rre d a t t h e C on g re s s o f t h e I n te r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en , in M ay 1925, in W a s h in g to n , D. C. A t t h a t tim e t h e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en o f U k ra in e w a s a m e m b e r o f I n te r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en , a n d r i g h t f u l ly s e n t i t s tw o d e le g a te s to t h i s C o n g ress. I w a s one o f t h e d e le g a te s , a n d re m e m b e r q u ite c le a r ly t h e s tr u g g le w e h a d to m a in t a i n t h e m e m b e rs h ip o f t h e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en o f U k r a in e in t h e I n te r n a tio n a l C oun cil o f W om en, b e c a u s e U k ra in e lo s t i t s in d e p e n d e n c e to t h e n ew a n d fo r c e fu l C o m m u n is t re g im e t h a t to o k o v e r U k ra in e , B ie lo ru s- s ia , a n d o th e r n e ig h b o rin g c o u n t r i e s . A n d so i t looked a s i f t h e C ouncil o f W o m en in U k ra in e h a d to b e o m itte d f r o m t h e l i s t o f t h e I n te r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en m e m b e rsh ip . T h is m e m b e rs h ip in t h e I n t e r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en h a s b ee n v e r y i m p o r ta n t a n d n e c e s s a r y f o r U k r a in ia n w o m en w h o se g o v e rn m e n t w a s o v e rp o w e re d b y t h e re d m e n a c e ; a n d lo s t i t s in d ep en d en ce. W h o w a s to h e ld t h e U k r a in ia n w o m a n in h e r s tr u g g le f o r life, lib e r ty a n d t h e p u r s u i t o f h a p p in e s s ? Y es, y o u g u e sse d i t : i t w a s t h e I n t e r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en , t h e w o rld p a r lia m e n t o f w o m en . I t w a s t h e n M m e. P la m in k o v a o f C zec h o slo v ak ia a n d m e m b e rs o f S w ed ish , D a n is h , a n d N o rw e g ia n d e le g a tio n s , w h o se n a m e s I do n o t re c a ll now , w h o p le a d e d f o r t h e c o n tin u e d m e m b e rs h ip o f t h e U k ra in ia n W o m e n ’s C ouncil in t h e I n te r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en . L a d y A b e rd e e n , t h e n P r e s id e n t o f IC W , w a s o u r c h a m p io n to o . T h e re s o lu tio n p a s s e d a t t h a t se ssio n s t a t e d t h a t t h e U k r a in ia n C ouncil o f W o m en re m a in s a m e m b e r o f t h e I n te r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en u n til t h e n e x t C o n g re ss to b e h e ld a t V ien n a , A u s t r i a in 1929. T h e w o m en in U k ra in e , b e in g in b o n d a g e in t h e i r h o m e la n d q u ite n a tu r a lly d ep e n d ed on U k r a in ia n w o m en in t h e f r e e w o rld to c a r r y on t h e i r f i g h t f o r in d e p en d e n ce — lib e ra tio n f r o m t h e r e d yoke. R e c e n tly w e h a v e h a d a good v iew o f t h e re d heel, w h e n M r. K h ru s h c h e v sh o w ed i t to t h e f r e e w o rld a t t h e se ssio n o f t h e U n ite d N a tio n s . I n M ay 1925, t h e U k ra in ia n w o m en o f t h e U S A a n s w e re d t h a t c a ll; a y e a r l a t e r follow ed t h e U k ra in ia n w o m en o f C an ad a . A n d so, f o r t h e l a s t 35 y e a rs t h e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e o f A m e ric a , c o m p ris in g 71 B ra n c h e s in 16 s t a t e s , f o u g h t t h e C o m m u n is t m en ac e. I t e d u c a te d its m e m b e rs a b o u t t h e d e m o c ra tic w a y s o f life, a p p r e c ia tio n o f lib e rty , a n d r e s p e c t f o r t h e c o n s titu tio n a n d law s, t h e good c itiz e n s h ip o f t h e f r e e la n d A m e ric a , w h e re V /2 m illio n U k r a in ia n s fo u n d r e fu g e , t h e co u n t r y w h e re t h e i r c h ild re n w e re b o rn , r a is e d a n d e d u c a te d , a n d w h o se m a n y so n s g a v e t h e i r liv es in i t s d e fen se. I a m t r y i n g to g iv e y o u a p ic t u r e o f A m e ric a in t h e w a y w e see a n d a p p r e c ia te it. T h e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en o f t h e U . S. h a s b een , is a n d w ill b e t h e le a d e r f o r t h e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e o f A m e r ica. I t h a s g iv en u s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to lin k o u r ta le n ts a n d a s p ir a tio n s w ith y o u a n d t h e I n t e r n a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en , w h e re once U k ra in ia n w o m en w e re on eq u a l f o o tin g w ith f r e e w om en. I re c a ll H e ls in k i an d M o n tre a l w h e re I h a d t h e p riv ile g e o f b e in g a m e m b e r o f t h e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en o f U . S. d ele g a tio n to t h e C o n g re ss o f IC W , w h e re t h i s y e a r a t I s ta n b u l, T u r key, M rs. A n a s ta s ia V o lk er, m e m b e r o f o u r N a tio n a l B o ard , h a s b ee n a m e m b e r o f t h e s a m e d ele g a tio n . T h a n k y o u f o r t h e o p p o rtu n ity . T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r le a d e rs h ip in all c h a n n e ls w h e re w o m en ca n a s p ire to b e t t e r life f o r h e r c o u n try , h e r h o m e a n d h e r ch ild re n . T h is y e a r h a s b een p r e g n a n t w ith w o rld tr o u b le s : cold w a r, co -ex iste n ce, re v o lts a n d re v o lu tio n s . M a n y n ew n a tio n s w e re b o rn . T h e A m e ric a n w o m an fa c e s n u c le a r, a n d o th e r w e ap o n s d aily , n o t p h y s ic a l o f c o u rse, b u t s p i r i t u a l a n d so cial, t h a t k ee p h e r on t h e a le r t, in c o n s ta n t v ig ila n c e f o r to m o rro w . In th e s e th i n g s to o t h e N a tio n a l C ouncil o f W o m en o f U . S., u n d e r t h e ab le le a d e r s h ip o f b r illia n t w om en, co g n i z a n t o f d a n g e rs , is a p ro u d le a d e r indeed. In 35 y e a r s o f t h e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e ’s e x is te n c e m u c h h a s b e e n a c c o m p lis h ed in a n e d u c a tio n a l, c u ltu r a l a n d s p ir itu a l w a y . T h is y e a r t h e U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l L e a g u e o f A m e ric a is c e le b ra tin g i t s 3 5 th a n n iv e r s a ry , is re c o g n iz in g i t s p io n e e r m e m b e rs b y d e c o ra tin g th e m w ith g old e m b lem s o f o u r o r g a n iz a tio n ; a n d sp ec ia l a w a rd p la q u e s a r e g iv e n to o u r B ra n c h es w h o led th e ir m e m b e rs to a b e t t e r life t h r o u g h e d u c a tio n a n d serv ic e. I h o p e y o u w ill jo in m e in con- Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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