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24 OUR LIFE • January-February 2024 Kostiantyna Ivanivna Malytska Patroness of Branch 75, Maplewood, NJ Kostiantyna Ivanivna Malytska (1872–1947) was an extraordinary woman whose vitality and achieve - ments serve as an example for us all. In the face of adversity, she showed courage and an ability to organize and establish institutions to better the lives of the Ukrainian people. Born in 1872 in the Ivano-Frankivsk town of Kro - pyvnyk, Kostiantyna began gaining fame as a poetess when she was 20. In Halych, where she taught for 11 years, she established reading rooms called Prosvita in surrounding villages. At 31, she moved to Bukovyna, where she published literary works and began organizing women’s groups in the surrounding villages. At 33, she became the inspiration for the formation of the women’s organiza - tion Zhinocha Hromada (Women’s Community). In 1906 she moved to Lviv to teach at the first pri - vate Ukrainian girls school, named for the poet Taras Shevchenko. In addition to teaching, she became ed - itor of the journal Dzvinok , and a member of several pedagogical societies. In the midst of World War I, at the age of 40, she co-founded a fund to support the Ukrainian Sichovi Stril- tsi army and wrote patriotic songs, including the famous “Chom, chom, chom zemle moya” (“Why, why, why, land of mine”), which became the Sichovi Striltsi anthem. She was sent into exile in Siberia, where, undaunt - ed, she organized other Ukrainian exiles and formed the first Ukrainian school in Siberia. Once allowed to return home to Ukraine, she redoubled her partici - pation in community ventures. Under her leadership, significant improvements were implemented in village schools. She continued her prolific writing and was one of the founders of the organization Wom - en’s Service for Ukraine (Zhinocha Sluzhba Ukraiini), which she led in its formative months. She died in Lviv on March 17, 1947, and is interred in the Lychakivskii cemetery. Kostiantyna Malytska used her talents where they could do the most good for her communities. Undaunted by adversity, she believed in the strength and power of women when organized into one voice. tivism. The branch has sponsored many com - munity events with invited speakers who pre - sented new developments in researching and understanding the Holodomor: Andrew Stut - taford, Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk, Victor Rud, Vic - toria Malko, and others. Most recently, branch members supported an exhibit and colloquium at Rutgers University commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, including the screening of the film Mr. Jones for the Rutgers student population (see story page 8). Throughout its history, Branch 75 has enthusi - astically cultivated Ukrainian arts and culture in New Jersey. It has presented four major art ex - hibits and organized numerous cultural events, including film screenings, literary/musical eve - nings, Vyshyvani Vechornytsi (Embroidered Evenings) dances, and many more. Members have supported the Ukrainian Museum with membership and group visits to exhibitions. And no one will forget the themed shows and dances of the 1980s and 1990s with headlines like Parisian Nights, The Old West, Cabaret, and Arabian Nights, among others. Branch 75 members have also regularly taken on leadership positions in the UNWLA, at vari - ous levels. Currently there are three members on the UNWLA Executive Board, one on the National Board, and three on the NJ Regional Council. UNWLA Branch 75 has proudly followed in the footsteps of its patroness Kostiantyna Ma - lytska, who exemplified the best of Ukrainian activist women (see sidebar). May the women of Branch 75 continue their good work for many years to come! Photos courtesy Oksana Sorochan and Alex Buzunov. An envelope and stamps issued in 2022 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Kostiantyna Malytska’s birth.
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