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S T E P H A N IE W O C H O K B R A N C H 52 O L E N A L O T O T S K Y — A W O M A N O F G R E A T P E R S O N A L IT Y , A IM S A N D ID E A L S O le n a L o to ts k y w a s b o rn in 1 8 9 4 in th e to w n o f R o z a liw , U k ra in e , a t th e h o m e o f h e r g ra n d p a re n ts . O le - n a ’s g r a n d fa th e r w a s a p rie s t in his to w n , s e rv in g th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic s . H e r fa th e r w a s a ls o a p rie s t in th e to w n o f L u b a c h a K n e e y a z e w h e re s h e a tte n d e d s c h o o l a n d u p o n c o m p le tio n , w a s s e n t to c o n tin u e h e r s tu d ie s a t th e In s titu te o f P e re m y s h l. O le n a w a s m a rrie d s h o rtly th e r e a fte r to R ev. D u b u s h o w s k y a n d in 1 9 1 3 c a m e to th e U n ite d S ta te s . T h e y w e re b le s s e d w ith th re e c h ild ren , a d a u g h te r a n d tw o so n s. H e r e a rly y e a rs in th e U .S . w e re s p e n t w o rk in g w ith h e r h u s b a n d in th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic P a ris h e s w h e re h e w a s a s s ig n e d , a n d in re a rin g h e r fa m ily . H e r h u s b a n d d ie d a t an e a rly a g e d u rin g th e flu e p i d e m ic in 1 9 1 8 . O le n a re a liz e d h e r g re a t re s p o n s ib ility a n d to o k h e r c h ild re n to N e w Y o rk C ity to g e t a jo b . In th e m e a n tim e , s h e w ro te to h e r s is te r S te p h a n ia a b o u t h e r p re d ic a m e n t. H e r s is te r im m e d ia te ly c a m e fro m U k ra in e a n d g a v e h e r a h e lp in g h a n d w ith th e c h ild re n . O le n a s e c u re d a jo b a t th e b a n k a n d in th e e v e n in g s a tte n d e d C o lu m b ia U n iv e rs ity ta k in g c o u rs e s th a t w o u ld h e lp h e r a d v a n c e in h e r p o s itio n . It w a s a s tru g g le , fo r in th o s e d a y s th e re w a s n o w id o w ’s s o c ia l s e c u rity b e n e fits o r a n y o th e r ty p e o f fin a n c ia l a id . H e r s is te r, b e in g a s e a m s tre s s , m a d e c lo th e s fo r O le n a a n d h e r d a u g h te r. T h is h e lp e d h e r o u t fin a n c ia lly . n a tio n a l c o n s c io u s n e s s o f th e s o ld ie rs a n d in s u p p ly in g th e ir u n its w ith s u ita b le re a d in g m a tte r in U k ra in ia n . T h e m e e tin g a ls o w e n t o n re c o rd th a t Soyuz Ukrainok w ill h e lp U k ra in ia n w o m e n o u ts id e K y y iv o f U k ra in e to o rg a n iz e th e m s e lv e s . T h e y a ls o p le d g e d a jo in t e ffo rt w ith th e D ia s p o ra w o m e n to p u b lis h b o o k s , e s p e c ia lly o n fo lk a rts , p re p a re m u s e u m e x h ib itio n s , a n d o rg a n iz e a rt s h o w s . P o litic a lly , th is g ro u p s u p p o rte d th e R u k h m o v e m e n t, c a lle d fo r a m o re h ig h ly d e v e lo p e d w e lfa re sys te m , a n d a tte m p te d to p re s s u re th e V e rk h o v n a R a d a th a t a t le a s t 2 0 % o f its m e m b e rs s h o u ld b e w o m e n . T h is w e e k -lo n g c o n fe re n c e o f th e Soyuz, w h ic h b e g a n on J u ly 7, w a s a n e x tre m e ly e m o tio n a l g a th e rin g , e s p e c ia lly in v ie w o f th e n u m b e r o f w o m e n w h o a tte s te d to th e ir o w n s u ffe rin g , im p ris o n m e n t a n d e x ile , a n d to th e th o u s a n d s w h o h a d n o t s u rv iv e d th e o rd e a l. T h e sto rie s w e re p a s s io n a te a n d g rip p in g , b u t th e y w e re to ld a fte r a w h o le g ro u p o f m en , in c lu d in g re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f th e P a rlia m e n t, s p o k e o n th e g e n tle s e x , as w e ll as o n th e p e c u lia ritie s o f th e U k ra in ia n la n g u a g e , in w h ic h fre e d o m , d e m o c ra c y , in d e p e n d e n c e a re in th e fe m in in e g e n d e r — “ b u t th e y m u s t b e u p h e ld b y s tro n g m a le w ill.” T h e rh e to ric , I s u p p o s e , w a s n e e d e d , th e s to rie s h a d to b e to ld , th e te a rs s h e d , th e s o n g s s u n g . T h is b e in g d o n e , th e n e x t c o n fe re n c e w ill g e t d o w n to b u s i ness, a n d m a y b e ev en to th e s tu d y o f th e a n te c e d e n ts o f Soyuz Ukrainok a n d th e p ra c tic a l w o rk o f th a t in te r-w a r o rg a n iz a tio n . Its m o n th ly n e w s p a p e r, Ukrainka, w h ic h is e d ite d in K y y iv b y V a le n ty n a S m irn o v a , h a s b e e n in tro d u c in g th e to p ic fo r its re a d e rs . T h e K y y iv Soyus als o ru n s a S u n d a y s c h o o l fo r U k ra in ia n c h ild re n , a n d is b e g in n in g a b u s in e s s tra v e l v e n tu re . P e rh a p s s u c h an a m b itio u s p ro g ra m lo o k s s o m e w h a t n a iv e , b u t a fte r m o re th a n h a lf a c e n tu ry o f s ile n c e , it is h e a rt-w a rm in g to h e a r w o m e n ’s v o ic e s . T h e r e is a ls o a Spilka Zhinok Ukrainy, w h ic h h a d b e e n e s ta b lis h e d u n d e r M ik h a il G o rb a c h e v a n d h a d h ad a m p le g o v e rn m e n t s u p p o rt. T h is w a s th e o rg a n iz a tio n th a t re p re s e n te d U k r a in e a b ro a d . W ith th e c h a n g e s in th e c o u n try , th is a s s o c ia tio n tu rn e d to e n a b lin g its m e m b e rs to b e c o m e s e lf s u ffic ie n t. A t its s e c o n d c o n fe re n c e in D e c . 1 9 9 2 , it e s ta b lis h e d a S o c ie ty o f U k r a in ian b u s in e s s w o m e n . T h is g ro u p p u b lis h e s a m o n th ly c a lle d “Y a , ty , і m y ” — “ I, y o u , a n d w e .” T h e la rg e s t a n d m o s t p o p u la r o f th e U k ra in ia n w o m e n ’s jo u rn a ls , th e m o n th ly m a g a z in e fo rm e rly p u b lis h e d as Radianska Zhinka h a s b e c o m e , u n d e r th e a b le e d ito rs h ip o f L id ia M a z u r, s im p ly Zhinka, an e c h o o f th e in d e p e n d e n t n e w s p a p e r U k ra in ia n w o m e n se t u p in G a lic ia in th e in te r-w a r p e rio d . L id ia M a z u r, b y th e w a y , a rg u e s th a t th e s y m b o l o f th e m o d e rn U k ra in ia n s ta te s h o u ld n o t b e th e p e a s a n t h o u s e b u t th e c a th e d ra l, s o m e o f w h ic h still d o t th e U k ra in ia n c o u n try s id e d e s p ite S o v ie t p o lic y o f e ra d ic a tin g th e m . T h e m a n y o rg a n iz a tio n s o f w o m e n a tte s t to th e re a d in e s s o f U k ra in ia n w o m e n to e n g a g e in p u b lic a c tiv ity. T h e c o u n try c e rta in ly n e e d s th e m . It w o u ld b e u s efu l fo r th e w o m e n to e s ta b lis h a c o o rd in a tin g c o u n c il th a t w o u ld re p re s e n t U k ra in ia n w o m e n a t in te rn a tio n a l g a th e rin g s , e s p e c ia lly n o w th a t th e A m e ric a n National Coun cil of Women is h e a d e d b y Iry n a K u ro w y c k y , a m e m b e r o f o u r o w n U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e o f A m e ric a . ’’НАШЕ Ж ИТТЯ”, ТРАВЕНЬ 1994 17
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