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- Ukrainian Woman - IA W Congress in Trieste With an inner excitement I neared the magnificent Circolo de Culture et d‘Arte, where the Congress of the International Women’s Alliance was held. For the first time I was to meet these distinguished women about whom I had heard and read many times. And, I was to be the sole representative of Ukrainian women from all over the world. The Russian Soviet had not al lowed any woman to be present there. This excitement vanished in the next few minutes in the en chantment of meeting- so many friendly faces, and hearing their kind voices. Although I knew no one from previous Congresses — other Ukrainian representa tives before me had prepared the ground. Nearly everybody knew about the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organiza tion (WFUWO), many of those delegates were in the United States of America. I immediate ly felt at home with them. I followed with widening in terest the opening and other ses sions. The President’s report and the five Committee Chairmen gave a full view of IAW achieve ments in the previous three years. Their tremendous work was revealed in these reports. This was achieved not only by insight and excellent judgment of the world situation but in cluded also the warm-hearted ap proach which gave them a spe cial touch. This is the best cred it one can give to this top work of a women’s organization. Space here does not permit describing in detail the program sessions: the Equal Political and Civic Rights, the Equal Econo mic Rights, the Equal Moral Standard, the Equal Rights to Education or the International Understanding Committees. Be sides the reports there was a lively discussion and resolution period, which gave an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the spirit of IAW, and to see its members in full action. Through this I acquired my first full impression of the Al liance. Growing out of these re ports and objections raised to them by members of the Alli ance I became aware of the im mense discrepancy of interests between the countries. Women from the west already have their rights and enjoy them, while they have other difficulties to surmount. Women from develop ing countries acquired their rights without struggle but have other difficulties to surmount because of their lack of the nec essary education and profession al skill. The International Wom en’s Alliance is working hard to help them overcome this gap. Women’s organizations, in the West, are organizing seminars and conferences and founding scholarships for this purpose. A tremendous effort is now direct ed towards our sisters from de veloping countries who are but now entering a new life. What is the place of the Uk rainian woman on this plat form ? All women’s organizations behind the Iron Curtain were dis solved at the end of World War II, and lost their membership in IAW. Women from these countries do not take part in the work of IAW. It is only Ukrain ian women in WFUWO who at tend Congresses of IAW as frat ernal delegates and follow the work with interest. My hopes were strengthened after a talk with Mrs. Corbett- Ashby, Honorary President of IAW. “Your situation is diffi cult,” she said, “in the whole world as well as in our Alliance. It can only be changed with the increase of democratic principles in the political world. Dictator ships are an obstacle to your ac knowledgment. It is the misfor tune of minorities, but it is not without hope. Your own endea vors and struggles are doing much to right this unfortunate condition.” It was my second strong im pression from IAW. Beside the helpful hand for women in devel oping countries — this deep un derstanding of our situation was very comforting. I left the Con gress with high spirits, enchant ed about the progress in this field. N. I. P. 50th ANNIVERSARY OF LEGION USS In November 1964 the whole Ukrainian community celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Le gion USS (Ukrainian Sichovi Striltsi). At the outbreak of World War I Ukrainian youth in Lviv gathered to form a vol untary military unit aimed against Russia, the occupant of Ukraine. Led by enthusiasm the young fellow soldiers struggled through World War I and play ed an important part in the Uk rainian War for Independence in 1918-1921. The formation of the unit was a tremendous step in Uk raine’s struggle for freedom. Since 1775, when the seat of the most popular Ukrainian forma tion, the Cosack Sitch on Dnie per was destroyed on order of Russian Tsarina Catherine, Uk raine did not have any military force of her own. Almost 135 years later this Legion took its place. No wonder that the unit of youth became most popular in Ukraine; there were many songs connected with it. And their em- НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1964 19
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