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IRYNA KUROWYCKA FIRST UKRAINIAN WOMAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES IN 105 YEARS Albaugh’s Grand Opera House in Washington, D.C., was the birth place of both the National and Interna tional Council of Women on March 31, 1888. Frances E. Willard of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union became the first president of the National Coun cil of Women (NCW/US), with Susan B. Anthony as vice-president and May Wright Sewall as corresponding secretary. The NCW/US, a coalition of independent member organizations as well as individual members, is one of the oldest non-sectarian women’s voluntary organiza tions in America. Constituents throughout the United States number some eighteen million men and women. Since 1952 the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA) has been the only Ukrainian women’s organization that is a member of NCW/US. Every president of its member organizations has been on the board of Directors of NCW/US. In 1982 Iwanna Rozankowska, president of UNWLA, was elected to the Executive Committee. The following members also served as officers of NCW/US: Cammille H. Smorodska, secretary, Marta Chomiak Bohachevska, vice president and Maria Tomorug, presently serving as treasurer. Mrs. Iryna Kurowycka became a member of NCW/US in 1983, representing UNWLA at its Board of Directors meetings. The following year she was invited by Betti Hellinger Salzman, Chairwoman of the International Hospitality Committee and President Laureate of NCW/US, to become a member of the International Hospitality Committee. Since then she served on the Executive Committee and became involved with specific projects, including chairing the 1990 Women of Con science Program and the Logo and Jingle contest. She also served as first vice-president during the presidency of Alicia Paolozzi. In 1986 Mrs. Kurowycka attended the 24th Plenary Conference in London, England and was present at the Centennial Celebration of the Interna tional Council of Women and National Council of Women of the United States in Washington, D.C. in 1988. She joined UNWLA at the age of 24 and has served in many different capacities on both local and national levels for many years. Presently, Mrs. Kurowycka is the vice president in charge of public relations. She has attended several of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Conventions representing UNWLA and reporting on their behalf. She was a member of their Public Rela- Mrs. Kurowycka with television anchor Bill Beutel, at a reception honoring the first anniversary of Ukrainian independence. tions Committee with World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Orgnaization and is an alternate NGO/UN representative of the World Movement of Mothers since 1985. She is a member of the NGO Committee on the Family and was instrumental in presenting a program on the “Family in Eastern Europe” which she moder ated. In 1993 she was chairwoman of the Nominating Committee for the NGO Committee on the Family and member of the NGO Committee on UNICEF and NGO/UN Committee on States or Women. Throughout her youth and until today, she is very active in Plast, Ukrainian Youth Organization, where she served in many different capacities on local and national levels. Currently, she is serving as the organization’s first vice president. Professionally, Mrs. Kurowycka is a freelance designer. OKSANA JAREMA ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИСТОПАД 1993 17
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