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th e y s u ffe r fr o m g re a t re p r is a ls b y S o v ie t a u th o r itie s . V a le n ty n , J r . w a s a s k e d b y th e m e d ia to e la b o ra te o n th e re p r e s s io n s s u ffe r e d b y c h ild r e n o f d is s id e n ts . " I t w a s v e ry a p p a r e n t in s c h o o l in th e la s t tw o o r th r e e y e a rs ,” h e s a id . ‘‘H is to ry te a c h e rs , e s p e c ia lly , w e re th e m o s t b la ta n t — t h e y c a lle d m e an e n e m y o f th e p e o p le . S o m e tim e s th e y w o u ld c o n n e c t m e w ith is s u e s w h ic h w e re t o t a lly u n r e la te d to m e .” T h e 1 7 -y e a r-o ld t h a n k e d a ll th o s e w h o h a d w o r k e d o n th e f a m il y ’s b e h a lf o v e r th e y e a rs a n d a ll th o s e w h o h a d g a th e r e d to g r e e t th e m a t th e a ir p o rt. R a is a M o r o z w h e n a s k e d h o w s h e f e lt a b o u t b e in g in th e U .S . at la s t s a id : “ I fe e l t h a t f in a lly I a m le a v in g t h e p a s t b e h in d , e s p e c ia lly th a t b u r e a u c r a tic m a c h in e w h ic h in th e la s t t w o w e e k s p a r tic u la r ly w a s g r in d in g us to p ie c e s a n d w a s h a ra s s in g us b e y o n d h u m a n to le r a n c e . N o w I c a n s p e a k and a c t w ith o u t w o r r y in g th a t I a m b e in g ta p e d o r f o llo w e d . ” S h e a ls o e x p re s s e d jo y a t b e in g a b le to m e e t th e p e o p le w h o s e s u p p o r t h a d b e e n so e s s e n tia l to h e r in th e la s t s e v e ra l y e a rs o f h e r h u s b a n d ’s in c a r c e ra tio n . A d e lig h te d V a le n ty n M o ro z , s a id t h a t he w o u ld f i n a l l y be a b le to g e t s o m e rest, b e c a u s e “ n o w th e U k r a in ia n w o m e n ’s o r g a n iz a tio n s h a v e m y w ife , a n d U k r a in ia n y o u th s h a v e m y s o n .” transl. by A.H.S. w a s ta p p e d f o r d e v e lo p m e n t — th e v illa g e w o m a n ’s h o m e . I f y o u in te r v ie w a v illa g e h e a d m a n in E a s t J a v a th e s e d a y s , it is n o t lo n g b e fo re h e o ffe r s h is s e a t to h is w ife s o th a t sh e , to o , c a n be in te rv ie w e d . “ M o s tly ,” s a id o n e w o m a n r e c e n tly in te r v ie w e d b y th e Christian Science Monitor, w e n e e d m o re b o o k s — b o o k s t h a t w ill t e ll us h o w t o d o t h in g s . ” In L e m u ju d , a r e m o te v illa g e , th e h e a d m a n ’s w ife s a id th e w o m e n ’s c lu b m e t tw ic e a w e e k to d is c u s s , a m o n g o th e r t o p ic s , “ d ie t, g o o d f a m ily re la tio n s , c lo th in g , h o u s e k e e p in g , g a r d e n in g , h e a lth , fin a n c e s , c u ltu r e a n d p e a c e o f m in d .” S h e e x p la in e d th a t: “ W e a ls o te ll th e m e m b e rs to re a d a n e w s p a p e r a n d lis te n to "n e w s b r o a d c a s ts o n th e r a d io o r T V to c r e a te t h e ir a w a re n e s s o f c u r r e n t e v e n ts . W o m e n m u s t b e w e ll in fo r m e d a b o u t e v e r y th in g . ” E a s t J a v a ’s g o v e r n m e n t o ffic ia ls , b o th th e c iv il s e r v a n ts a n d th e s o ld ie r s , n o w ta k e t h e ir w iv e s a lo n g w h e n th e y g o to th e v illa g e s as a m a tte r o f c o u r s e . F o r a n o m i n a lly M u s lim c o u n t r y — o n e n e e d o n ly t h in k o f Ira n — In d o n e s ia ’s E a s t J a v e s e e m s lig h t y e a rs a h e a d o f o th e r s u c h r e lig io u s s ta te s . S o c ia l S e c u r it y C o m m is s io n e r S ta n fo r d G . R o s s s a id r e c e n tly t h a t th e S o c ia l S e c u r ity p r o g r a m m u s t rid its e lf o f p r o v is io n s th a t d is c r im in a te a g a in s t w o m e n if it is to s o lv e th e la r g e r p r o b le m o f r e s to r in g p u b lic c o n f i d e n c e in th e s y s te m . " T h e t r e a tm e n t o f w o m e n u n d e r S o c ia l S e c u r it y is v ita l to th is r e s h a p in g o f S o c ia l S e c u r ity f o r th e f u t u r e , ” R o s s to ld p a r tic ip a n t s a t a s e m i n a r f o r c iv ic g r o u p s , u n io n s a n d o th e r s w h o a re e x a m i n in g th e d is c r im in a t io n is s u e . R o s s s a id t h a t th e tr e a t- THE HONORABLE WIDOWS T o d a y , th e te le v is io n n e w s c a s te r a n n o u n c e d th a t L o re tta K in g , an H o n o r a b le W id o w , ha d ju s t c o m e to v is it N e w Y o rk , L o r e tta K in g , th e n , s h a re d w ith us h e r o p in io n s o n th e g a s s h o rta g e , th e u p c o m in g p re s id e n tia l e le c tio n s , th e e c o n o m ic s ta te o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , e tc . L o r e tta K in g , a p e rs o n a l fr ie n d o f th e P re s id e n t, “ h o n o r a b le ” b e c a u s e o f h e r h u s b a n d a n d h is w o r k f o r th e b la c k p e o p le . W e, to o , h a v e w o m e n w h o d e s e rv e th is title . B u t th e y liv e a lo n e a n d fo r g o tte n b y a ll. T w o o f o u r “ h o n o r a b le w id o w s ” , w iv e s o f tw o v e ry fa m o u s U k r a in ia n p o lit ic a l fig u r e s , h a ve ju s t re c e n tly d ie d . B o th o f th e m h a v e le d h a rd live s, b u t a lw a y s in th e s h a d o w s o f t h e ir h u s b a n d s . A n d so, th e y re m a in e d in th e s h a d o w s f o r th e re s t o f t h e ir live s. T h e n a m e s o f th e s e p o litic a l h e ro s a re k n o w n t o e v e ry U k r a in ia n , y e t t h e w iv e s o f th e s e m e n w e re n e v e r g iv e n th e re s p e c t th e y d e s e rv e d . W e, w h o lo v e title s , h a ve n e v e r b o th e re d g iv in g o u r h o n o r a b le w id o w s th e re s p e c t th e A m e r ic a n n a tio n g a v e L o r e tta K in g . W e n e v e r h o n o r e d th e m a t s o c ia l e v e n ts , n e v e r e ve n c a re d h o w th e y liv e d . I re m e m b e r, re c e n tly , h o w a y o u n g “ le a d e r” d is r e g a r d e d m y p ro p o s a l to s e n d a g r e e tin g c a rd to th e w id o w o f o n e o f o u r p o lit ic a l h e ro s . T h is y o u n g “ le a d e r” w a s o f th e s a m e g e n e r a tio n as th e te le v is io n n e w s c a s te r. W h y is it th a t s o m e w o m e n , w h o ju s t h a p p e n e d to b e th e w iv e s o f p o lit ic a l h e ro s , re c e iv e th e t it le o f “ h o n o r a b le w id o w ” , w h ile o th e rs , w h o a c tu a lly w o r k e d w ith t h e ir h u s b a n d s , a re fo r g o tte n ? C a n ’t o u r y o u n g g e n e r a tio n s h o w re s p e c t w h e r e it is d u e ? W h o w a s it w h o so w is e ly s a id , “ if y o u d o n ’t re s p e c t y o u r s e lf, n o o n e e ls e w ill? ” translated by M. Jarymowycz m e n t o f w o m e n “ is an is s u e th a t g o e s to th e f u n d a m e n ta l fa ir n e s s o f th e s y s te m ” a n d th a t, u n le s s re s o lv e d , th e s y s te m w ill n o t be a b le to e n d th e c r is is in p u b lic c o n fid e n c e . A n a id e to R o ss, J a n e S h e rb u rn e , s a id th e p r o b le m s s te m fr o m th e f a c t t h a t m o s t w o m e n d ra w S o c ia l S e c u r ity b e n e fits t h a t a re d e p e n d e n t o n t h e ir h u s b a n d ’s b e n e fits . T h e la w d o e s n o t m a k e g e n d e r d is tin c t io n s , s h e s a id , b u t th e p r o b le m s a ris e b e c a u s e m o s t w o m e n in te r r u p t t h e ir w o r k in g c a re e rs to ra is e f a m ilie s a n d s a c r ific e s o m e o f t h e ir o w n S o c ia l S e c u r ity p r o te c tio n . W o m e n a ls o e a rn , o n a v e ra g e , o n ly 60% o f w h a t m e n m a ke . E a r lie r th is y e a r, th e D e p a r tm e n t o f H e a lth , E d u c a t io n a n d W e lfa re (H E W ) fin is h e d an e x a m in a tio n , w h ic h w a s o r d e r e d b y C o n g re s s , t h a t c o n c lu d e d th a t w o m e n g e t le ss f o r t h e ir ta x d o lla r fr o m S o c ia l S e c u r ity th a n m e n . T h e H E W r e p o r t s u g g e s te d tw o w a y s o f r e a r ra n g in g th e b e n e fits s tr u c tu r e to im p ro v e e q u a lit y b e tw e e n th e s e x e s . O n e o p tio n w o u ld be to s p lit a c o u p le ’s e a r n in g e v e n ly , re g a rd le s s o f w h o e a rn e d w h a t. T h e s e c o n d w o u ld b e to g iv e e v e ry o n e a f la t d o lla r b e n e fit u p o n r e tir e m e n t p lu s w h a te v e r he o r s h e e a rn e d cont. on the cover 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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