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OUR LIFE M o n th ly , p u b lis h e d by U k ra in ian N a tio n a l W om en's L e a g u e o f A m e ric a VOL. XLIV FEBRUARY 1987 Editor: Marta Baczynsky THOUGHTS ON THE EVE OF THE CONVENTION... Through the efforts of the Convention Committee of UNWLA, Ohio Region, preparations for the XXI Conven tion of our organization have been put in motion. The Convention will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, from May 22-25, 1987. While the Convention Committee is busy with prepa rations and program-planning for a successful conven tion, we, members of UNWLA should review the prob lems relating to our organization which we have faced up to now and may face in the future. Due to its constructive program which worked for the welfare of the Ukrainian community, UNWLA became, during the 60 years of its existence, one of the foremost and strongest Ukrainian organizations in this country. In the 1980’s we marked the 100th anniversary of the First Women’s Congress in New York, during which our organization was formed. Commemorating these two great occasions gave us the opportunity to ponder on the Ukrainian women’s movement, to realize its ideological foundations and its role in our society. Intitially, the founders of the Ukrain ian women’s movement mirrored their activities on the international women’s movement, namely the emancipa tion of women in general. However, it soon became aparent that Ukrainian women have their singular prob lems which do not allow them to exclusively limit their interests to the struggle for equality. The political situa tion in Ukraine demanded the strengthening of national identity, the need to improve the economic situation, and the participation in the political reality — the strug gle of the Ukrainian people for national independence. The role of the Ukrainian woman became synonym ous with her role as a citizen. Milena Rudnycky ex pressed this position justly in her call to young women. “Let us be citizens in our families and mothers in our communities.” This call has remained true to the pres ent day. After the First World War and the loss of Ukrainian nationhood, Ukrainian women’s organizations ceased to exist in the eastern and central parts of Ukraine. Their work could only be carried on in Western Ukraine, in countries of Western Europe and overseas. Particularly in Galicia, Ukrainian National Women’s League reached the pinnacle of its development, gather ing among its ranks women from various social strata, of all ages and levels of education. The Second World War brought the break up of Ukrainian women’s organizations in Western Ukraine. The impetus of activities and the direction of these organizations in the last 100 years were subject to the dictates of historical events which decided the fate of Ukrainian people. Ukrainian women, who, more than half a century ago gave raise to UNWLA, had as their responsibility the preservation of the Ukrainian family and our traditions, but mainly the safeguarding of the Ukrainian language and the halting of assimilation. Furthermore, the founders of UNWLA felt that they were a part of the Ukrainian people in Ukraine, there fore they initiated activites or joined those in existence that gave aid to their countrymen in Ukraine. Such aid programs were: financial aid after the ravages of First World War; aid to those who suffered during the floods in Galicia; political action aimed at the preservation of Ukrainian people during the so called “pacification” under Polish rule; aid to the victims of the Great Famine in eastern and central territories of Ukraine; and finally political and material aid to those, who in the wake of World War II had to leve their homeland and resettle overseas. All these aid programs, which intitially were of a spon taneous nature, eventually were crystalized and incor porated into a separate part of the welfare division of the organization. Thanks to the generosity of contribu tors from U.S.A., Canada and Australia, this subdivision developed the scholarship program for Ukrainian stu dents in South America and Europe. In 1986 more than $140,000 was advanced to support 716 scholarships. This is the best proof of the magnificent, constructive work of UNWLA. Aside from its political and welfare aid acitivites, UNWLA looks to the preservation of the Ukrainian fam ily and its traditions, as well as the Ukrainian language in personal and community life. UNWLA’s concern with our cultural heritage was expressed in the founding of The Ukrainian Museum in New York City. During the 10 years of its existence, the Ukrainian Museum had enlarged its scope of activies to encom pass Ukrainian fine arts and historical documentation. Due to its devoted, professional staff, the Museum has become a leading Ukrainian institution in New York City, which has drawn the interest and admiration of non-Ukrainians. The only stumbling block in the future development of the Museum is its lack of appropriate housing. At this time a campaign is being developed to raise funds to build a representative home for the Museum. UNWLA is a forerunner in this campaign, because safeguarding and assuring the future of the Ukrainan Museum in New 20 ’’НАШЕ Ж ИТТЯ”, ЛЮ ТИЙ 1987 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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