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- Ukrainian Woman - In Honor of Ivan Franko W H A T TO R E A D A B O U T U K R A IN E A N D T H E U K R A IN IA N S b y M a rty A k e y w h ic h o p en s all k in d s o f tr e a s u r e s is o f c o u rse — a b ib lio g ra p h y . W e a re h a p p y to r e p o r t to o u r re a d e r s t h a t su c h b ib lio g ra p h ie s o f b o o k s on U k ra in e in th e E n g lis h la n g u a g e do e x is t. W e re c o m m e n d to o u r re a d e rs tw o o f th e s e : B oo ks on U k ra in e a n d th e U k ra in ia n s , com piled b y A n d re w G re g o ro - v ic h (T o ro n to , S tu d iu m R e s e a rc h I n s titu te , 1963, 30 p .) a n d T h e U k r a in e : S e le c te d R e f e r e n ce s in th e E n g lis h L a n g u a g e , co m p iled b y R o m a n W e re s (K a lam azo o , W e s te rn M ic h ig a n U n i v e rs ity , 1961, 233 p .) T h e se in d eed a re g o ld en k e y s to U k ra in ia n h e r i t a g e ! In a n y s tu d y o f a n a tio n a l h e rita g e — o r a n y o th e r s tu d y f o r t h a t m a tte r — th e r e is no s u b s titu te f o r a g o od e n cy clo p e d ia. H o w f o r tu n a te f o r a ll o f u s t h a t su c h a U k ra in ia n tr e a s u r e h o u se o f in fo rm a tio n is a v a ila b le in th e E n g lis h la n g u a g e . U k ra in e , a co n cise e n cy lo p e d ia, e d ite d b y V o lo d y m y r K u b iy o - v y c h a n d p re p a r e d u n d e r th e a u sp ic es o f th e S h e v c h e n k o S cien tific S o c iety , is th e m o s t com p re h e n s iv e a n d m o s t a u th o r ita tiv e so u rc e o f in fo rm a tio n a b o u t U k ra in e . I t is b e in g p u b lish e d b y th e U n iv e rs ity o f T o ro n to P re s s f o r th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s so c ia tio n . T h e f i r s t v o lu m e w as issu e d in 1963 a n d c o n ta in s a w e a lth o f m a te r ia l in its 1,185 p a g e s. W ell p rin te d , ric h in illu s tr a tio n s , sc h o la rly a n d u p -to -d a te — i t is th e b e s t sin g le b o o k in E n g lis h on U k ra in e a n d th e U k ra in ia n s — one w e c a n n o t do w ith o u t, a n d one w e c a n re a lly be p ro u d of. T w o g o od ta lk e r s . . . n o t w o rth one good lis te n e r. C h in e se P ro v e rb T h is y e a r U k ra in ia n c o m m u n i tie s th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld a re m a rk in g th e 5 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e d e a th o f Iv a n F ra n k o , w rite r , p o e t, sc h o la r, a n d p o litic ia n . Iv a n F ra n k o , th e 2 0 th c e n tu ry U k ra in ia n lite r a r y g e n iu s, g a v e u s th e b o u n ty o f h is lite r a r y c re a tiv ity , w ith a w h o le p o r tr a it g a lle ry o f in te r e s tin g w o m en . H e c re a te d th e fa m e d s a tiric a l p o em “ L y s M y k y ta ,” a n d is re m e m b e re d a s th e a u th o r o f c o u n tle ss c h ild re n ’s s to rie s . B u t U k ra in ia n w o m en h a v e y e t a sp e c ia l re a s o n f o r p a y in g tr ib u te to th is g r e a t m a n , fo r h e, m o re th a n a n y o n e else a t th e tim e , w a s in s tr u m e n ta l in h e lp in g th e p io n e e rs o f th e U k ra in ia n o rg a n iz e d w o m e n ’s m o v e m e n t. T h is do es n o t m e a n t h a t w e re i t n o t f o r F ra n k o , N a ta lia K ob- r y n s k a w ould n o t h a v e fo u n d e d th e f i r s t U k ra in ia n w o m e n ’s o r g a n iz a tio n in 1884. S h e a rriv e d a t th is id e a in d e p e n d e n tly a n d p e rs o n a lly d re w u p th e b y -law s o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n . B u t Iv a n F ra n k o h a d a tre m e n d o u s in flu ence on th e so cial c o n sc io u sn ess o f h is tim e a n d one o f h is p r i m a ry c o n c e rn s w a s th e ra is in g o f w o m e n ’s so cial s ta tu s . H is re s e a r c h w o rk e n title d “ T h e s e rfd o m o f w o m en a s re fle c te d in fo lk so n g s,” p u b lish e d in 1883, tra c e d all th e so cial m o re s w h ic h th r o u g h th e y e a rs h a d re le g a te d w o m en to a s u b s e rv ie n t ro le in th e so cial s tr u c tu r e . In h is li t e r a r y w o rk h is h e ro in e s w ere o fte n so c ially co n scio u s w o m en w h o fo u g h t fo r th e ir social r ig h ts a n d h u m a n d ig n ity . T h e im p e tu s w h ic h F ra n k o g a v e to a re -e v a lu a tio n o f th e e x is tin g so cial s tr u c tu r e p a v e d th e w a y fo r N . K o b ry n s k a ’s u n d e rta k in g . F ra n k o a lso h e lp e d th e c au se d ire c tly th r o u g h h is e n c o u ra g e m e n t a n d fr e q u e n t n o tic e s in th e p re s s . H is g r e a te s t c o n trib u tio n , h o w e v e r, w as h is e d ito ria l w o rk on th e a lm a n a c h “ T h e F i r s t W r e a th .” T h is c o llectio n o f w o rk s o f c o n te m p o ra ry w o m en w r ite r s a n d p u b lic is ts a p p e a re d in 1887 th r o u g h th e e f f o r ts of N . K o b ry n s k a a n d a n o th e r p io n e e r o f th e w o m e n ’s m o v e m e n t, O len a P c h ilk a . Iv a n F ra n k o s e rv e d in th e c a p a c ity o f a d v is e r in th e se lec tio n o f m a te r ia l a n d d id all th e te c h n ic a l w o rk on th e p ro je c t. T h is v a lu a b le co llectio n , p u b lish e d so e a rly in th e s ta g e s of th e U k ra in ia n w o m e n ’s m o v e m e n t is c e rta in ly one o f F r a n k o ’s g r e a t c o n trib u tio n s to th e w o m e n ’s m o v e m e n t, a n d it is a re c o g n itio n o f th is f a c t w h ic h h a s p ro m p te d U k ra in ia n w o m e n ’s o rg a n iz a tio n s to h o n o r h im in th is a n n iv e rs a ry y e a r. U N W L A G R E E T S N E W M E M B E R S T h e e v e r-g ro w in g n u m b e r o f A m e ric a n -b o rn U N W L A m e m b e rs in th e M ic h ig a n a re a p ro m p te d U N W L A B ra n c h 76 in W a rre n , M ich., to in v ite th e m to fo rm a n E n g lis h -s p e a k in g Sec tio n . C o n se q u e n tly , 22 m e m b e rs a re no w w o rk in g u n d e r th e g u id a n c e o f M rs. L y d ia K o lo d ch in , U N W L A O rg a n iz a tio n a l C h a irm a n . T h e n e w m e m b e rs a r e : O lg a A d a m e k , M a rily n A n to - now , M a ry B u h a y , M a rg a r e t B e- r a n t, S te lla C h o w n y k , E v e F e r r a r i, O lg a G u law sk y , S o n y a H u - ly k , H e le n In d ia n u , S o n ia K onko , T e n n y K o h u t, H e le n O ste n , E le a n o r P e a rs o n , O lg a P a w lu k , M. P le so c h e n k o , E la in e S a w c h u k , L o u ise S a k s, A n n S ip so ck , B a r b a r a S z y m cz y k , M a rie S p a n n , A n a s ta s ia W a y d a , E le a n o r W a r- s h a v s k y . U N W L A E x e c u tiv e B o a rd НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЧЕРВЕНЬ, 1966 19
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