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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37222/2524-0331-2019-9(27)-9

Delfina Ertanowska

The image of a woman in the west Ukrainian press of interwar period (“Ukrainsky Holos“ (Peremyshl, 1919—1932s) and “Nash Lemko“ (Lviv, 1934—1939s)

Abstract: 

The article deals with the problem of women’s rights and a perception of their role in society via a prism of two Ukrainian-language newspapers of interwar Poland in the context of socio-political-realities of that period. The article aims to present a perception of role and rights of a Ukrainian woman in the interwar society by the West Ukrainian press. The text shows both the image of a Ukrainian woman as a devoted wife and mother, family pillar, as well as the person responsible for maintaining both the national identity of future generations and celebrating national and religious traditions. The role in the self-determination of women, their attempts to emancipate in the lower social classes of the Second Polish Republic in the environment of the Ukrainian national minority were also highlighted, specifically through the process of creating specific features and the image of a woman by the Ukrainianlanguage press. We elucidated that the image created by the mentioned periodicals was significantly different from the trend prevailing among the citizens of the Second Polish Republic (Rzecz Pospolita). The article concludes that for the «Ukrainskyi Holos» and «Nash Lemko» newspapers the role of women did not end with the reproductive function and future generations’ education, but also in the freely scientific and professional activities of women.

Keywords: Western Ukrainian press, feminism, emancipation, women’s rights, interwar period.

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