Consolidation of the Ukrainian women abroad as counteraction to humanitarian calls and threats ; Консолидация украинских женщин за границей как противодействие гуманитарным вызовам и угрозам ; Консолідація українського жіноцтва за кордоном як протидія гуманітарним викликам і загрозам
The Ukrainian women's movement has begun in the second half of the 19th century, and has gained considerable development at the beginning of the 20th century. It became a part of social and political movements which then have been widespread. This movement developed not only in the territory of Ukraine and also beyond her limits, first of all in the countries of North America and Western Europe. It developed on the same public, the psychological, social, political and legal bases. Ukrainians fought for the right for training, receiving a profession, the higher education, the high salary, active and equal participation in public and political life. But besides the Ukrainian women supported fight for independence of the state.At first women's organizations in the territory of Western Europe arose in camps for displaced persons, subsequently they became nation-wide, and have been integrated at the international level later. Already the Ukrainian women's organizations from Western Europe (Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, England), North America (the USA, Canada), South America (Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela) and Australia have in the late forties united.Most the Ukrainian women's organizations in Western Europe carried out the general tasks: carried out educational, organizational and educational work in kindergartens and schools (educational materials were printed, conferences and courses for tutors were conducted); courses for people who weren't able to write and read were conducted; courses on which women could receive professional skills were organized (to sew, embroider, provide first aid, etc.); active charity was carried out, financial aid was provided first of all to the Ukrainian mothers and children, sick, aged; collecting, academies, readings were periodically carried out; were popularized the Ukrainian art and cultural activity, exhibitions, concerts, holidays were regularly arranged; periodic and acyclic editions were issued.In the early nineties after Ukraine became the independent state, the new stage of the relations between the Ukrainian associations of women abroad and the historical Homeland of their members has begun. Ukrainians over the different countries of accommodation have started actively anew to lobby the interests of our state, promoting his recognition by the international society. And soon they have started the solution of line humanitarian problems. ; В статье прослеживается развитие украинского женского движения натерритории западноевропейских стран от отдельных кружков на территории временных немецких лагерей до влиятельных международных объединений. Выясняется роль и задачи в гуманитарной сфере, которые зарубежные украинки выполняют уже более века. ; У статті прослідковується розвиток українського жіночого руху на території західноєвропейських країн від поодиноких гуртків на території тимчасових німецьких таборів до впливових міжнародних об'єднань. З'ясовується роль та завдання у гуманітарній сфері, які закордонні українки виконують вже понад століття.