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In 1 9 2 3 , O le n a m a rrie d W o lo d y m y r L o to ts k y , w h o w as , a t th a t tim e , h e a d e d ito r o f Svoboda, a U k ra in ia n n e w s p a p e r in J e rs e y C ity , N .J . S h e c o n tin u e d w o rk in g a t th e b a n k a n d as h e r c h ild re n g o t o ld e r, s h e b e c a m e m o re a c tiv e in th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity in N e w Y o rk C ity . A t a w o m e n ’s c o n v e n tio n in W a s h in g to n , D .C ., O le n a w a s so im p re s s e d w ith th e re p o rts a n d a c tiv itie s p re s e n te d b y th e v a rio u s d e le g a te s th a t s h e s a w th e n e e d fo r an in d e p e n d e n t U k ra in ia n W o m e n ’s O rg a n iz a tio n . T h e re w e re w o m e n ’s c lu b s o rg a n iz e d in N e w Y o rk C ity a t th a t tim e , w o rk in g as in d iv id u a l c lu b s e a c h d o in g its o w n th in g . U p o n h e r re tu rn fro m th is c o n v e n tio n , s h e w a s so e n th u s e d a n d d e te rm in e d to o rg a n iz e an in d e p e n d e n t u n ite d w o m e n ’s o r g a n iz a tio n th a t w ith th e u n d e rs ta n d ing a n d a id o f th e o th e r w o m e n , fiv e w o m e n ’s c lu b s o f N e w Y o rk C ity w e re u n ite d in 1 9 2 5 a n d b e c a m e th e n u c le u s o f th e 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 , In c. B a s ic a im s o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n w e re to u n ite all U k ra in ia n w o m e n , s o lic it fu n d s to aid o u r s is te rs an d b ro th e rs in o u r n a tiv e la n d , U k ra in e , a n d a n y o th e r c o u n try w h e re n e e d m a y be. A ls o , th e U N W L A w a s to p ro p a g a te th e U k ra in ia n c u ltu re a n d h e rita g e th ro u g h o u t th e U n ite d S ta te s . T h e fo u n d a tio n w a s laid a n d O le n a b e c a m e v e ry m u c h in v o lv e d in th e o rg a n iz e d U k ra in ia n W o m e n ’s m o v e m e n t. S h e h a d th e fo re s ig h t to m a k e th is o rg a n iz a tio n a s tro n g o n e fo r U k ra in ia n w o m e n th ro u g h o u t th e U .S . D e s p ite m a n y o b s ta c le s , O le n a w a s n e v e r d is c o u r a g e d a n d c o n tin u e d to re c ru it w o m e n to jo in th e fo ld . S o m e tim e s o n e w o n d e re d w h e re s h e re c e iv e d all h e r s tre n g th a n d s ta m in a to e n d u re ! A lth o u g h O le n a ’s h u s b a n d c h a n g e d p la c e s o f e m p lo y m e n t in 1 9 2 7 , b e c o m in g h e a d e d ito r o f the America n e w s p a p e r in P h ila d e lp h ia , s h e s ta y e d in N e w Y o rk C ity . H e r e v e n in g s a n d w e e k e n d s w e re s p e n t a tte n d in g m e e tin g s a n d fu rth e rin g p la n s o f th e U N W L A . O le n a w a s P re s id e n t o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n in 1 9 3 3 w h e n an a n n o u n c e m e n t w a s m a d e th a t th e W o rld ’s F a ir w a s b e in g h e ld in C h ic a g o , Illin o is . W ith th e o rg a n iz a tio n e x p a n d in g , it w a s re s o lv e d b y th e o ffic e rs a n d m e m b e rs to p a rtic ip a te in th is F a ir. T h e r e fo re , p rio r to th e o p e n in g o f th e F a ir, O le n a to o k a s ix m o n th s le a v e o f a b s e n c e fro m h e r p o s itio n a n d le ft fo r C h ic a g o . A U k ra in ia n p a v illio n w a s b u ilt fo r th is F a ir fro m fu n d s c o l le c te d b y th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity in C h ic a g o . T h e r e w a s a U k ra in ia n re s ta u ra n t a n d m a n y e x h ib its o f U k ra in ian a rtifa c ts in c lu d in g w o rk s o f art. T h e p e rs o n s in v o lv e d w o rk e d to g e th e r on th is p ro je c t w h ic h p ro v e d to b e a g re a t s u c c e s s fo r it re c e iv e d e x te n s iv e p u b lic ity in th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n itie s th ro u g h o u t th e S ta te s a n d in th e A m e ric a n p res s. T h ro u g h O le n a ’s e ffo rts , m a n y o f th e a rtifa c ts fro m th e U k ra in ia n P a v illio n w e r e p u rc h a s e d a fte r th e F a ir b y th e o rg a n iz a tio n a n d w e re la te r d is p la y e d in m a n y cities b y th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e b ra n c h e s . In 1 9 3 4 , O le n a left N e w Y o rk C ity a n d m o v e d to P h i la d e lp h ia . W ith h e r c o n g e n ia l, e n e rg e tic , p e rs u a s iv e a n d re fin e d m a n n e r, w a s tin g n o tim e , s h e b e c a m e a c q u a in te d w ith th e c lu b w o m e n a lre a d y o rg a n iz e d , p ro p o s in g th a t th e y b e c o m e m e m b e rs o f S o y u z U k r a in o k , w h ic h th e y d id . S h e a lw a y s p re a c h e d as w e re c a ll, w e , w o m e n m u s t o rg a n iz e — fo r n o th in g c a n b e a c c o m p lis h e d w ith o u t u n ity , a n d th is w a y w e c a n a c q u ire th e p ro p e r p o s itio n in th e U k ra in ia n C o m m u n ity , th a t U k ra in ia n w o m e n d e s e rv e . S h e w o rk e d h a rd a n d e x p e c te d e v e ry o n e e ls e to d o lik e w is e . A s th e o r g a n iz a tio n g re w , re g io n a l c o u n c ils w e re fo u n d e d . O le n a w a s e le c te d P re s id e n t o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n a g a in a n d s e rve d fro m 1 9 4 3 to 19 6 5 . M a y 2 4 , 1 9 4 0 w h e n th e firs t se s s io n o f th e U k ra in ia n C o n g re s s C o m m itte e o f A m e ric a (U C C A ) w a s h e ld in W a s h in g to n , D .C ., O le n a L o to ts k y a p p e a le d to all th e b ra n c h e s to s e n d d e le g a te s to th is C o n g re s s so th a t th e w o m e n w o u ld b e w e ll re p re s e n te d . T h e U N W L A w a s o n e o f th e C o -fo u n d e rs o f th e U .C .C .A . A t th e C o n g res s, O le n a to o k h e r p la c e o n th e p o d iu m , re p re s e n t in g th e o r g a n iz a tio n a n d w e w e re p ro u d to b e p a rt o f th is g re a t U k ra in ia n w o m e n ’s o rg a n iz a tio n . T h e re w a s a n e e d fo r b e tte r c o m m u n ic a tio n w ith th e m e m b e rs h ip , a n d so a fte r m a n y m e e tin g s a n d d e lib e ra tio n s , O le n a w a s in s tru m e n ta l in h a v in g th e o rg a n iz a tio n re s o lv e to h a v e its o w n p u b lic a tio n . In 1 9 4 4 th e n e w s p a p e r ’’O u r L ife ” c a m e in to b e in g a n d a g a in O le n a w o rk e d d ilig e n tly d a y a n d n ig h t, fo r s h e re a liz e d th e e x p e n d itu re s in v o lv e d a n d w a n te d to k e e p th e m a t a m in im u m . L a te r th e n e w s p a p e r w a s c h a n g e d to a m a g a z in e fo rm a t. It w a s th ro u g h h e r e ffo rts th a t th e b o o k “S p irit o f F la m e ” w a s p u b lis h e d b y U N W L A . W e w o rk e d o n s o m e o f th e s e p ro je c ts w ith h e r a n d re a liz e d h o w s h e lo v e d th is o rg a n iz a tio n a n d n e v e r c o m p la in e d , b u t ra th e r fo rg e d a h e a d a n d d id w h a t h a d to b e d o n e . T h e U n ite d U k ra in ia n R e lie f C o m m itte e w a s o rg a n ize d in 1 9 4 4 a n d O le n a w a s c a lle d to s e rv e o n th is c o m m itte e . E ven th o u g h s h e w a s v e ry m u c h in v o lv e d in S o y u z U k ra in o k , s h e a lw a y s fo u n d tim e to s e rv e o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d s h a re h e r id eas. S h e a ls o fo u n d tim e to a tte n d m e e tin g s o f m a n y A m e ric a n w o m e n ’s o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d m a n y tim e s w a s in v ite d to b e a g u e s t s p e a k e r. S h e re c e iv e d a c ita tio n o f b e in g a “ D is tin g u is h e d W o m a n o f P e n n s y lv a n ia .” In a tte n d in g T h e P h ila d e lp h ia F e d e ra tio n o f W o m e n ’s C lu b s a n d A llie d O rg a n iz a tio n s , In c . a n d p a rtic ip a tin g in th e ir p ro g ra m s , th e 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 h a s , th ro u g h h e r e ffo rts , b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f th is o rg a n iz a tio n . S h e a lw a y s fe lt th a t w e m u s t h a v e c o n ta c ts w ith o th e r w o m e n ’s o rg a n iz a tio n s , p a rtic ip a te a n d s h a re o u r rich c u ltu re a n d h e rita g e w ith th e m . W ith th e c o o p e ra tio n o f th e S o y u z U k r a in o k c o n v e n tio n in 1 9 4 8 in P h ila d e lp h ia , O le n a a g a in p la y e d an 18 ’’НАШЕ Ж ИТТЯ”, ТРАВЕНЬ 1994 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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