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W FU W O ’S H IST O R Y — A SUM M ARY 1948— In N ovem b er 1948 th e f ir s t W orld C on gress o f U k rain ian W om en w a s h eld in P h ila delphia. R e p r e se n ta tiv e s o f U k rain ian w om en ’s org a n iza tio n s fro m th e U S A , Canada and E u rope took p art. T h e W orld F e d eration o f U k rain ian W om en’s O rgan ization s (W F U W O ) w a s fou n ded a t th is tim e . T h e fo u n d in g m em b ers w ere w om en ’s or g a n iz a tio n s fr o m th e U S A , Can ada, G erm any, B elg iu m , G reat B rita in and A r g en tin a . M rs. Ole- n a K y sile w sk a , p rom in en t w om en ’s leader, w a s elected p resid en t o f W FUW O . 1949—W FU W O in itia te d a m ove to b rin g w id ow ed w om en and th e ir children to th e U S A fr o m r e fu g e e cam ps in G erm any and A u str ia . U N W L A h elped n early 150 fa m ilie s em ig r a te to th e U S A in 1950-52. 1950—W FU W O b e c a m e a m em b er o f th e W orld M ovem en t o f M others (M.M.M.) in P a ris. A U k rain ian d eleg a tio n headed b y M rs. Z inaida V itia s fr o m B e l g iu m took p a rt in th e organ iza tio n ’s C on gress th a t sa m e year. T he n e x t M.M.M. C on gress in B ru ssels in 1953 w a s also a tte n d ed b y a U k rain ian d elegation , h ead ed b y M rs. Iren e P aw lyk ow - sk a fr o m Canada. 1955—W FUW O w a s in v ite d to a tten d th e C on gress o f t h e In te rn a tio n a l W om en ’s A llia n c e in Colombo, Ceylon. A U k rain ian d eleg a tio n w h ich included M rs. H elen S. P rociu k fr o m A u str a lia, atten d ed t h e C on gress a s fr a te r n a l d ele g a te s and e s ta b lish e d am iab le re la tio n s w ith IA W . S in ce th e n W FU W O rep re se n ta tiv e s h a v e a tten d ed all IA W C on gresses. 1956—M rs. Olena K y sile w sk a , W FU W O P re sid en t, p a ssed a w a y a t th e a g e o f 86. S h e w a s r e placed in 1957 b y M rs. O lena Sa- lisn iak , an oth er p rom in en t w om e n ’s leader. 1957— On th e in itia tiv e o f W FU W O t h e w om en ’s organ iza tio n s o f T oronto, Canada, fo u n d ed th e f i r s t B ureau o f Social W elfa re to ta k e care o f th e n eed s o f t h e U k rain ian com m u n ity. M iss Olha D an ylak, p ro fe ssio n a l From the World C ongress of U krainian W omen in P hiladelp hia (1948): M rs. Ir e n e P a w ly k o w s k a , d e le g a te fr o m E u ro p e, d e liv e r in g h er ad d ress From th e C ongress of In tern ational A llia n ce o f W om en in Colombo C eylon (1 9 5 5 ): W F U W O d e le g a t e M rs. H e le n S. P r o c iu k (s e c o n d fr o m r ig h t ) a m o n g o th e r d e le g a t e s From the C onference o f the W orld M ovem ent of M others in Bad G odes- berg, Germ any: WFUWO d e le g a t e Mrs. A n g e le K o v a ls k y ( f ir s t fro m le f t ) ta lk in g w it h o th e r d e le g a t e s 20 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — БЕРЕЗЕНЬ, 1969 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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